Gossett v. State

Duckworth, Presiding Justice.

Although neither of the two named mutual life insurance companies appeared in the indictment for murder as prosecutor, it was admitted in open court that an attorney who assisted the solicitor-general in the trial of the case was employed and paid by the insurance companies to assist the prosecution; It further appeared that the deceased held insurance policies in each of the said companies, in which policies the accused was named as beneficiary-This rendered the jurors who held policies in either one of the insurance-companies disqualified to serve as jurors in…