American Motorists Insurance Co. v. Sells

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Based on a jury verdict, James Sells was awarded workers’ compensation benefits for temporary total incapacity resulting from a back injury. Sells was dissatisfied with the judgment and filed a motion for new trial based on allegations of jury misconduct, failure of jurors to accurately respond to voir dire questions, insufficiency of the evidence, and trial errors. After conducting a hearing on the jury misconduct allegations, the district court granted a new trial. The second trial resulted in a jury finding that Sells suffered temporary total incapacity as well as…