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Topic: Judge Denies Testimony of Ex-Astronaut in Carnahan Lawsuit
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42986 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-07-2004 05:19 PM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A judge has decided that Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell cannot testify on behalf of an aircraft parts manufacturer in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by former Gov. Mel Carnahan's family.Attorneys for Carnahan's family argued that Lovell's testimony was a ploy to prejudice the jury. Lovell had been expected to testify this week for Cleveland-based Parker Hannifin Corp. Attorney Wayne Taff said Lovell should be allowed to testify because he had flown a plane with Parker Hannifin vacuum pumps for more than 20 years. Lovell had only one pump fail and landed safely. Continued: http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/2747516/detail.html |
Glint Member Posts: 1040 From: New Windsor, Maryland USA Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 01-08-2004 01:52 PM
The last sentence of the article says,"Lovell also could have testified that Parker Hannifin helped rescue the Apollo 13 flight in 1970, Taff said." So that's the prejudicial info they were afraid would taint the jury? If so, the judge could have simply instructed the jury to disregard it. [This message has been edited by Glint (edited January 08, 2004).] | |
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