Collins v. Cooper

Birdsong, Judge.

Cooper brought suit against the Collinses (Collins) who filed a third-party complaint against Mauldin. In striking the jury, the trial court allotted six peremptory strikes to Cooper and three each to Collins and Mauldin. Following an adverse jury verdict, Collins filed a motion for new trial, alleging, in addition to the general grounds, that the trial court erred in allocating the peremptory strikes as described above. On appeal, Collins alleges, in a single enumeration of error, that the trial court erred in overruling the motion for new trial. Held:

1. Appellants’ challenge…