JOSLIN v. GRIFFITH

No. 1993.

211 A.2d 249 (1965)

Mark C. JOSLIN v. Elwin G. GRIFFITH.

Supreme Court of Vermont. Washington.

June 1, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis, Martin & Free, Barre, for plaintiff.

Wick, Dinse & Allen, Burlington, for defendant.

Before HOLDEN, C. J., and SHANGRAW, BARNEY, SMITH and KEYSER, JJ.


BARNEY, Justice.

The plaintiff recovered a verdict in this automobile accident case. The defendant accounts for the result by pointing to the introduction of testimony exposing his liability insurance coverage to the jury. He contends that his motions for mistrial, based on that testimony, should have been granted below.

We find insurance referred to in our cases as a "poisonous" fact. Ryan v. Barrett, 105 Vt. 21, 23, 162 A. 793. Its unnecessary interjection...

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