Morris v. Frudenfeld

In Morris v. Frudenfeld (1982) 135 Cal.App.3d 23, the appellant asserted it was error not to permit impeachment of the respondent by showing that certain denials to RFA's were inconsistent with respondent's admissions on the witness stand. (Id. at p. 35.) Citing Evidence Code section 352, the trial court declined to permit reading of the denials to the jury on the basis of excessive time consumption. Noting that the record was unclear as to precisely what pretrial denials appellant was attempting to introduce, the reviewing court held that such a ruling was within the sound discretion of the trial judge. (Morris, at pp. 35-36.)