Northern Pac. R.R. v. Charless
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
51 Fed. 562 (1892)
Relevant factsFree
Charless was permitted to narrate his handcar-accident account in full rather than through question-and-answer testimony, and after he finished, the railroad's counsel raised a single cumulative objection to several allegedly inadmissible statements, which the trial judge overruled; the jury found for Charless.
IssueFree
Whether the opposing party must interrupt a witness's narrative testimony to object to inadmissible statements as they occur.