Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. v. Cisneros

HOGGE, Judge.

Ohio Casualty Insurance Company appeals from a judgment of the Whitley Circuit Court awarding policyholder Alfredo Cisneros $18,000 in no-fault and uninsured motorist benefits. The appellant argues that the circuit court erred in not granting its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial. This argument is based on two contentions: (1) that fraud as to the policyholder’s inability to work should have defeated his recovery and (2) that the presence of a convicted felon on the jury rendered the verdict void.

KRS 29A.080(2) provides that a prospective juror is…