Bell v. Vanlandingham

Hollis Ray Bell and his wife Helen Bell brought a medical malpractice action against Dr. John A. Vanlandingham. The jury returned a verdict for Dr. Vanlandingham. The Bells moved for a new trial on the ground that the trial judge had erred by declining the Bells' request to strike three jurors for cause. The court overruled their motion for new trial, and the Bells appealed.

The dispositive issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion by refusing to dismiss for cause three jurors, Wood, Turk, and Kornegay.

In a recent case this Court reiterated that well-established rule of law "that…