Georgia Railroad v. Cole
Supreme Court of Georgia
Jury and Jurors. Practice in Superior Court. Waiver. Before Judge Hammond. DeKalb Superior Court. March Term, 1884. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Blandford, Justice.
Cole and wife brought an action against the Georgia Railroad for injuries which, it is alleged, the wife received by the negligence of the railroad company. The jury found a verdict for the railroad; whereupon Cole and wife moved the court for a new trial, on several grounds, all of which were overruled, except one, which was, that one of the jurors was related to certain of the stockholders as brother, and another of the jurors was a son-in law of another stockholder in the railroad company. The court held that these jurors were incompetent, and for this reason alone he…
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