Jefson v. Crosstown Street Railway
New York Supreme Court
Motioh by plaintiff for a new trial upon the court’s minutes, and upon affidavits charging improper conduct of trial jurors, etc.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
It is a ground for a new trial that a juror was incompetent by reason of interest, relationship or otherwise, if such ground of objection was denied or concealed by the juror on proper inquiry on his voir dire examination. The affidavit of Hamilton Ward states that he asked juror Butler on his voir dire examination whether he knew Mr. Penny who is both president and attorney for the defendant; that the said Butler replied that he knew Mr. Penny slightly — about the same as he knew him, Ward. Mr. Ward also states that he had no acquaintance with the said Butler and did not know his name when…
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