Rife v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

TURNAGE, Judge.

Robin C. Rife filed suit against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company to recover medical payments under a policy of insurance issued to Rife. The court entered judgment on a jury verdict which awarded medical payments, interest, and attorney fees to Rife in the total sum of $15,628.99. State Farm makes a number of contentions of error, but the disposi-tive issue is the nondisclosure by a juror of *43the fact that he had been sued. Reversed and remanded.

During voir dire of the panel, Gene Graham, attorney for Rife, directed the following question to the panel “Is there…