Faison v. Hudson

In this appeal, we determine whether the peremptory striking of a black person from the jury panel violated the rule first pronounced in Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), and extended to civil litigation in Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co., 500 U.S. _, 111 S.Ct. 2077 (1991). Other issues relate to jury instructions and to the admissibility of a witness’s prior consistent statement.

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Gail M. Hudson, administrator of the estate of her deceased husband, Ulus Grant Hudson, Jr. (the Administrator), brought a wrongful death action against William Ivory Faison and Faison & Faison Hauling,…