THOMPSON v. BLOCK'S INCORPORATED

No. 8663.

309 F.2d 325 (1962)

Ernest M. THOMPSON, Appellant, v. BLOCK'S INCORPORATED, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 9, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Andrew Giangreco, Alexandria, Va., for appellant.

Douglas A. Clark, Washington, D. C. (Louis Rabil, Washington, D. C., on brief), for appellee.

Before SOBELOFF, Chief Judge, and SOPER and BRYAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

In this appeal from a judgment in favor of the defendant in an action for personal injuries, the sole question is the very narrow one as to whether the plaintiff-appellant was prejudiced by being asked on cross-examination by the defendant's attorney whether he had had a prior accident.

We are not persuaded that there was error in permitting the question, especially in light of the Judge's comment that the inquiry was allowed only for the purpose...

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