PHILPOTT v. JORDAN


572 P.2d 1030 (1977)

280 Or. 803

Sondra Lee PHILPOTT, Respondent, v. Marla JORDAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oregon, Department 2.

Decided December 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Batchelor, of Gearin, Cheney, Landis, Aebi & Kelley, Portland, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Paul J. Rask, Portland, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.

Before TONGUE, P.J., BRYSON and LINDE, JJ., and GILLETTE, J. Pro Tem.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant appeals from an order granting a new trial after a jury verdict in favor of the defendant in a personal injury case arising from a rear-end automobile accident. We affirm.

One of the two grounds on which the trial court granted the new trial was "because of the prejudicial nature of the questioning of defense counsel relative to the collateral benefit received by the plaintiff."

Plaintiff had a previous automobile accident in...

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