BOYD v. PERNICANO

No. 4609

385 P.2d 342 (1963)

Cal BOYD and Gertrude Boyd, Appellants, v. Frank Joseph PERNICANO, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada

September 27, 1963


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley W. Pierce and Don L. Griffith, Las Vegas, for appellants.

Singleton & DeLanoy and Rex A. Jemison, Las Vegas, for Respondent.


THOMPSON, Justice.

Cal and Gertrude Boyd brought suit against Pernicano to recover damages sustained in a rear end collision. The jury found for Pernicano. The Boyds' appeal, assigning as error defense counsel's suggestion, made during summation, that the jurors "trade places with Mr. Pernicano" in deciding the case.1

As a general proposition appellate courts declare error when, during...

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