Legal Opinion
Lattrell v. Swain
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided February 6, 1968No. 92PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeyser, J.
The jury by their verdict found the defendants not guilty of negligence and the plaintiff appealed. The assignments of error are: (1) denial of the court to excuse three proposed jurors for cause; (2) failure of the court to make written findings in denying plaintiff’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and other motions; and (3) denial of plaintiff’s motions for a directed verdict, for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial.
One of the principal facets of plaintiff’s questioning of the jurors on voir dire related to their present and past connection with…
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