Legal Opinion
Glen Gafford v. Star Fish & Oyster Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 22, 1973No. 72-3638PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff challenges the manner in which trial court required him to exercise his peremptory challenges in this civil suit. The crux of his argument is that he was forced to exercise his challenges first, and that the Defendant was allowed to exercise his challenges thereafter with full knowledge of the Plaintiff’s choices.
The manner in which peremptory challenges are to be exercised is committed to the sound discretion of the trial Judge. 28 U.S.C.A. § 1870. See Nehring v. Empresa Lineas Maritimas Argentinas, 5 Cir., 1968, 401 F.2d 767; Carey v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Inc., 5…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. Franklin Eugene Williams and James Edison WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. John Newton Sams A/K/A Adolphus John SamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Thomas W. FranklinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Lester Nehring v. Empresa Lineas Maritimas ArgentinasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Hurklee Carey v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Inc., Defendants-Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross v. Ryan Stevedoring Company, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
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