PACIFIC NATIONAL FIRE &C. CO. v. Beavers

(After stating the foregoing facts.) The first two special grounds of the amended motion for .a new trial complain of the court’s refusal to declare a mistrial. To the question, “Did Mr. Tommy Hooks ever put any value on that barn for you?” the plaintiff replied, “No, sir, the Clements man offered $1000.” The court ruled out this answer, instructed the jury to disregard it, and denied the motion for a mistrial. Again, the question was put, “What value did Mr. Ward put on that property?” This question was objected to, and the court ruled that “it would possibly be admissible as an admission”…