HEAD v. HALLIBURTON OILWELL CEMENTING COMPANY

No. 23193.

370 F.2d 545 (1966)

T. P. HEAD, Appellant, v. HALLIBURTON OILWELL CEMENTING COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 5, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren Burnett, Odessa, Tex., Robert D. Pue, Odessa, Tex., for appellant.

W. O. Shafer, Odessa, Tex., Shafer, Gilliland, Davis, Bunton & McCollum, Odessa, Tex., for appellee.

Before JONES and DYER, Circuit Judges, and SPEARS, District Judge.


DYER, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal from a jury verdict for the defendant Halliburton, in a suit for damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff Head, arising out of a collision between their respective vehicles, the sole question for determination is whether it was prejudicial error to admit a letter written by Head's brother and introduced for the purpose of impeachment. We hold it was prejudicial error and reverse.

On direct examination plaintiff...

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