Rowley v. Rousseau

The plaintiff is appealing from a jury verdict finding for the defendant and against the plaintiff in a personal injury case arising out of a two-car collision. At the plaintiff’s trial, her counsel, James Walker, was found to be in direct contempt of court and was fined *350. Walker appeals the finding of contempt. The two appeals have been consolidated.

In addition to plaintiff’s counsel’s appeal of the trial court’s order finding him in contempt, this appeal presents us with the following issues: (1) Whether the plaintiff was prejudiced by the trial court’s ruling on the plaintiff’s objections…