Lee v. Colson

This appeal arises from an action for personal injuries brought by appellant in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. Although a jury awarded him damages, appellant is apparently dissatisfied with the amount. On appeal, he presents the narrow contention that because of the inadvertent failure of the trial judge to strike one of the four jurors whom appellant had peremptorily challenged at the commencement of the trial, a new trial should be granted. We granted certiorari prior to consideration of the case by the Court of Special Appeals.

The facts are simple and can be stated briefly.…