Townsend v. Gemehl

Citations

• 62 Pa. Super. 110
• 1916 Pa. Super. LEXIS 366

Syllabus

<p>Evidence — Gross-examination—Letter — Negligence — Automobile.</p> <p>In an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by a collision between a wagon driven by plaintiff and an automobile operated by defendant’s chauffeur, where the chauffeur called as a witness by defendant testifies as to facts which tended to show that the collision occurred owing to the way the plaintiff was driving, he may be asked on cross-examination whether he had not written a letter to the plaintiff saying “I will pay. It was my fault through the wet . streets and the rain on the windshield”; and such ruling is correct although the letter may have been previously offered by the plaintiff and not admitted, and was not subsequently offered in evidence.</p>