Legal Opinion

Marvins Credit, Inc. v. Steward

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided June 24, 1957No. 1949PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROVER, Chief Judge.

Appellant sued appellees for the price of merchandise sold to them; a jury returned a verdict for appellees, both on the original claim and on their counterclaim. A motion to set aside the verdict and to grant a new trial was denied. The appeal is from this action of the court.

The principal error complained of grows out of the failure of one of the jurors to respond to certain questions propounded on the voir dire examination which, it is argued, if answered truthfully, would have shown possible bias or prejudice against the appellant; that the failure to answer deprived…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Drury v. FrankeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
  2. Webb v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1938
  3. Shulinsky v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1927
  4. O'Brien v. Vandalia Bus Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1943
  5. Crutcher v. HicksCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. United States v. Bennie L. PetersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  2. Consolidated Gas & Equipment Company of America v. Clarence F. Carver and La Junta Equipment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
  3. Mares v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1971
  4. Artisst v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. Bal Theatre Corp. v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp.District Court, N.D. California · 1962

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