Francone v. Southern Pac. Co.

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment for the defendant, entered upon the verdict of a jury, in a suit to recover damages for personal injuries. The decisive question presented is whether the trial court committed reversible error in disallowing two of appellants’ challenges for cause in the selección of the jury.

The record discloses that two of the jurors on the panel presented to the plaintiffs were employees of the defendant, Southern Pacific Company. A timely challenge for cause was made by the plaintiffs, grounded upon this employment relationship; but the court declined…