Schwartz v. National Union Fire Insurance
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from the District court of Morton county, Lembke, J. , Per Curiam. The fact that a juror has an opinion does not disqualify him, providing he states that he can disregard that opinion, and try the case on its merits. See People v. Wolf, (Cal.) 190 Pac. 22. . “The old theory that a juror’s mind must be like a piece of blank paper, has happily gone into ancient history.
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Appeal from the District court of Morton county, Lembke, J. , Per Curiam. The fact that a juror has an opinion does not disqualify him, providing he states that he can disregard that opinion, and try the case on its merits. See People v. Wolf, (Cal.) 190 Pac. 22. . “The old theory that a juror’s mind must be like a piece of blank paper, has happily gone into ancient history. It is clear that what this juror had was a mere newspaper impression and not a fixed opinion, and he could not have helped the situation by telling the extent to which he relied in everyday business upon newspaper…
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant in the sum of $547.77. The facts are substantially the same as those stated in the case of Wilkins v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. (N. D.) 189 N. W. 317, the only material difference being that they relate to drouth insurance held by this plaintiff. The errors assigned and argued in the brief are substantially the same throughout as those discussed in the Wilkins Case, decided concurrently herewith. For the reasons stated in the decision in Wilkins v. National Union Fire Insurance Co., post 1295, 189 N.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wilkins v. National Union Fire InsuranceNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1922