Sosa v. Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc.

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• new trial approved where \record supports a conclusion that the jurors were influenced by considerations outside the record [workers' compensation benefits] which affected their decision\
• reversible error to allow defense counsel during closing arguments to inform the jury that the plaintiff had received worker’s compensation benefits
• news carrier who had employment contract with newspaper and was killed in accident while soliciting subscriptions as part of subscription contest was, as matter of law, employee of paper working within scope of employment at time of accident

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