Curran v. Hargreaves

The plaintiff testified upon the trial as to his athletic activities before the accident and then stated that since the accident he had not taken any part in athletics. This testimony was undoubtedly intended to cause the jury to infer that his injuries were so serious that he was not able to participate in athletic games. Furthermore, the plaintiff, when asked upon the trial to state whether he had any difficulty in walking, answered that he threw out his left leg “ to keep the ankle [knee] from bearing into the other knee and I cannot extend it completely and cannot straighten it completely…