Emerick v. Sloan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Van Burén District Court. Action of replevin for three horses seized by the defendant as treasurer of Yan Burén county, under a tax warrant for taxes assessed against the plaintiff. Trial by jury; verdict and judgment for defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
1. Jury: talesmen. I. When -this cause was called for trial, the court had excused all the regular panel of jurors except one. The plaintiff demanded a jury trial, and Up0I1 having the regular jury, but did not ask for a continuance.. The court ordered the sheriff to fill up the panel with talesmen, and a jury composed of the one on the regular panel and eleven talesmen were selected and sworn to try the issues. This order of the court is assigned as error. Ordinarily the number of petit jurors on the regular panel is fifteen (Rev., §2782); and where two or more jury trials are had…
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