MURPHY v. BONANNO

No. 93-CV-341.

663 A.2d 505 (1995)

Brian Leon MURPHY, Appellant, v. Diane M. BONANNO, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 7, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. O'Malley, Rockville, MD, for appellant.

Gilbert F. Shelsby, Jr., Baltimore, MD, for appellee.

Before SCHWELB, FARRELL, and RUIZ, Associate Judges.


FARRELL, Associate Judge:

In this appeal from a judgment in favor of the remaining plaintiff-appellee for assault and battery, trespass, and infliction of emotional distress, appellant challenges primarily the trial judge's refusal to allow cross-examination of his estranged wife (one of the two plaintiffs) regarding prior acts that appellant argues bore directly on her veracity as a witness/complainant in the present case. We hold that the judge erred in excluding...

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