Chamness v. Dawson

The defendant, driving a car, collided with a school bus in which plaintiff was riding on the right-hand front seat. She was thrown forward and her neck struck a metal bar. She has recovered a judgment on a jury verdict for $4,000. She filed a post-trial motion for a new trial which was denied. On this appeal the points raised are that the verdict was wholly inadequate, as a result of prejudice caused by improper cross-examination. The question was:

Q. “Now, Marilyn, isn’t it true that before this accident, You were inclined to, and did, hold your neck stiff on many occasions?”

Objection was…