Ricketts v. Carter

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

In this personal injury case stemming from an automobile accident, the defendant, June Carter, appeals from the Court of Appeals’ affirmance of the trial court’s denial of her motion for new trial. This case presents the following issue for our determination: whether the trial court erred by refusing to inquire into a sworn juror’s impartiality after that juror had been involved in automobile accident on her way to court, and had received injuries similar to those incurred by the plaintiff. We conclude that the trial court did err in refusing to so inquire, and we…