Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Arkansas v. Smith

Melvin Mayfield, Chief Judge.

The appellant, Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, was sued on a homeowners policy and the jury returned a verdict for the company. This appeal is from the granting of a motion for new trial. We find the motion should not have been granted.

Appellees’ motion was based on an allegation of juror misconduct consisting of a statement said to have been made by one of the jurors during jury deliberations. The motion was accompanied by the affidavit of a juror who also testified at the hearing on the motion. While it is not entirely clear from the appellant’s abstract…