Rose v. Sheedy

This is an action to recover damages in the sum of $10,000 for an alleged assault. A trial resulted in a verdict for appellant, defendant below. The trial court granted plaintiff a new trial and defendant appealed.

[1] The sole question on this appeal is whether the trial court was justified in sustaining plaintiff's motion for a new trial on the ground that the court refused to permit plaintiff's counsel to question the jurors on voir dire examination as to their religious affiliations. It is stipulated that only that part of the proceedings had at the trial pertaining to the interrogation of…