Carr v. Kinney

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

STAINBACK, J.

This is an appeal from the verdict and judgment in the circuit court of the first judicial circuit of the Territory of Hawaii in an action for damages for personal injuries by plaintiff-appellant against defendant-appellee wherein the jury returned a verdict for appellee upon which verdict a judgment was duly entered.

Prior to examining the prospective jurors on their voir dire, a preliminary conference was held between counsel and the court in chambers, outside of the presence of prospective jurors, to ascertain what questions, if any, bearing upon the…