Shipman v. Johnson

Code (Ann.) § 59-716 provides in part as follows: “All trial jurors in the courts of this State shall be disqualified to act or serve, in any case or matter, when such juror is related by consanguinity or affinity to any party interested in the result of the case or matter.” Code § 59-704 provides in part: “In civil cases ... in the superior court, each party may demand a full panel of 24 competent and impartial jurors from which to strike a jury. . .” It is well settled that stockholders of an insurance company which carries liability insurance indemnifying a party to an action from a…