Pheil v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company

Andrews, Judge.

The Pheils appeal from a jury verdict in favor of Southern Bell in their lawsuit for damages arising out of an automobile accident. Southern Bell stipulated liability in the accident and the case was tried solely on the issue of damages.

1. In their first enumeration of error, the Pheils claim that the trial court erred in refusing to disqualify a juror for cause, thus requiring the use of a peremptory strike. The juror over whom the dispute arose was the wife of a retired Southern Bell employee who received a pension from the company. The trial judge examined the juror and…