Blades v. DaFoe

NEIGHBORS, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review three issues addressed in Blades v. DaFoe, 666 P.2d 1126 (Colo.App.1983), by the court of appeals. First, did the trial court commit reversible error when it granted six peremptory challenges to the defendants in violation of C.R.C.P. 47(h)? Second, did the trial court abuse its discretion in denying the plaintiffs’ challenge for cause to a prospective juror? Third, did the trial court accurately instruct the jury on the plaintiffs’ lack of informed consent claim?

We hold that each of the errors involving jury selection is reversible and…