Keough v. Seattle Electric Co.

Citations

• 71 Wash. 466
• 128 P. 1068
• 1913 Wash. LEXIS 1345

Syllabus

<p>Appeal — Preservation oe Grounds — Objections to Evidence— Review. Error cannot he predicated upon misconduct of the party and counsel, in a personal injury case, in exciting the sympathy of the jury by showing that the plaintiff was a widow with children, where the evidence was admitted without objection of any kind until after verdict.</p> <p>Trial — Misconduct oe Counsel. It is not misconduct of counsel, warranting a new trial in a personal injury case, to ask plaintiff if two children present were her children.</p> <p>Appeal — Objections to Misconduct of Counsel. Misconduct of counsel in asking improper questions cannot be urged as, error where no timely objection was made below.</p> <p>Appeal — Review—Harmless Error. Error cannot be predicated on the admission of improper evidence going to the question of damages, where it is not claimed that the verdict was excessive.</p>