Opinion
Gen. No. 44,365. (Abstract of Decision.)
Opinion filed May 24, 1948 Released for publication June 8, 1948
HARMLESS AND PREJUDICIAL ERRORS, § 158 — impropriety of instruction as to witnesses. Where only witnesses for defendant were his brothers, and witnesses for plaintiff were not related to him, instructing for plaintiff in action for personal injuries that in passing upon testimony of witnesses jury could consider interest which witnesses might have growing out of their relation, if any, to parties to suit was improper as singling out defendant's witnesses and their relationship to him.
See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. GEORGE W. BRISTOW, Judge, presiding.
Reversed and remanded. Heard in the first division, first district, this court at the February term, 1948.
Wyatt Jacobs and Charles E. Heckler, for appellant;
Wm. W. Sher and Kamin Gleason, for appellee.
Not to be published in full. Opinion filed May 24, 1948; released for publication June 8, 1948.