Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Fisher

In this action on the case for personal injuries, the result of the last of four jury trials in the circuit court was a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for $16,000 damages, and such judgment was affirmed by the Appellate Court. Upon this appeal several questions of a somewhat preliminary nature are submitted for consideration.

While the jury was being impaneled, counsel for appellant asked three several jurors this question: “If taken upon this jury, and the evidence was equally balanced upon both sides, —just as much one way as the other,—which way would you decide?” The question…