Citizens Commercial & Savings Bank v. Engberg

This suit arose out of an automobile accident involving plaintiff’s ward, Ruth Hazel Moulton, and defendant. It was sometime after 10 of the 12 jurors returned a verdict of no cause for action that plaintiff learned of certain misrepresentations made by one of the 10 jurors on his written voir dire questionnaire. Plaintiff’s motion for a new trial on the grounds that, because of these false answers, this juror was not qualified or competent and therefore the jury was an improperly constituted tribunal, was denied. This appeal ensues.

Upon plaintiff’s discovery of inaccurate statements on the…