Petroleum Carriers Corp. v. Summerlin

SHANNON, Judge.

This is an appeal by the defendant below from an order granting a new trial. While the appellant poses three points in his brief, it is not necessary that we pass upon all of them. The court granted a new trial on the premise that one of the jurors, Richard J. Ramus, had unintentionally failed to disclose the fact that a claim had been previously made against him by one of the attorneys for the plaintiff. It appears from the record that Ramus was interrogated on voir dire examination, and the following questions and answers were given:

“Q. Are you acquainted with Mr. Waldo…