· 11/18/1988
Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Sonney
Citations
- 374 S.E.2d 71
- 236 Va. 482
- 5 Va. Law Rep. 1116
- 1988 Va. LEXIS 164
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- holding that trial judge abused his discretion by excluding evidence collateral to a material issue where opposing counsel had introduced and “placed emphasis” upon the evidence
- holding that trial judge abused his discretion by excluding evidence collateral to a material issue where opposing counsel had introduced and “placed emphasis” upon the evidence
- finding that the trial court “abused its discretion and prejudiced the railroad” by refusing to allow cross-examination intended to show the bias of a witness
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Judges: Whiting
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