Tatum v. Croswell

1. The Court of Appeals certified the following question: “Where, in an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff by reason of being struck by an automobile of the defendant, it appears that the defendant carries liability insurance, and the plaintiff by timely motion requests the trial judge to qualify the jury by purging the panel of any and all persons who are employees of, stockholders in, or related to stockholders in the defendant’s insurance carrier (which carrier is not a party to the action), is a refusal by the judge so to qualify -the jury…