Landers v. Cobb

An extraordinary motion for a new trial was predicated on the ground of alleged newly discovered evidence to the effect that the foreman of the jury trying the case which found the movant guilty was an incompetent juror, because of the fact that before his selection as a juror he had made certain declarations which clearly showed that he was not a fair juror, but was biased and prejudiced against the movant; and that after the trial another juror who had tried the case made an affidavit to the effect that the foreman of the jury had stated, in the jury-room while the verdict was being…