# O'DONNELL v. Bachelor

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · April 16, 1968 · 429 Pa. 498

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9761732

## Case

- **Full name:** O’Donnell, Appellant, v. Bachelor
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** April 16, 1968
- **Citations:** 429 Pa. 498; 240 A.2d 484; 1968 Pa. LEXIS 833
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Bell
- **Judges:** Robebts, Bell, Musmanno, Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts
- **Cited by:** 10 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Dissenting Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Bell:
I believe this case involved an intentional attempt by plaintiff to bring to the attention of the jury the fact that defendant was insured. Not only was this improper, as well as grounds for the withdrawal of a juror, but it was unnecessary, since the interest and possible bias of the witness Rock clearly appeared because he admitted he was employed by the defendant’s attorney, and this fact was emphasized by the Judge in his charge to the jury. It is clear, therefore, that the question of Rock’s credibility and his adverse interest was adequately covered. Moreover, (a) no exception was taken by appellant to the Judge’s charge to the jury, and (b) there was no reversible error. * For these reasons I dissent, and would affirm the judgment of the lower Court, which sustained the jury’s verdict and was supported by strong evidence.
I further disagree with several statements in the majority Opinion, which statements contain (in my judgment) mistakes of

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