National Bank v. Romine
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Phelps Circuit Court.- — Eon. L. B. Woodside, Judge. (1) The trial court erred in excluding the question asked the jurors on voir dire examination touching their qualifications to serve in the cause. Plaintiff was entitled to a trial before a jury free from bias or prejudice, and in order to determine whether the prospective jurors possessed such qualifications had the right to ask such questions, the answer to which might tend to elicit such information.
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Appeal from Phelps Circuit Court.- — Eon. L. B. Woodside, Judge. (1) The trial court erred in excluding the question asked the jurors on voir dire examination touching their qualifications to serve in the cause. Plaintiff was entitled to a trial before a jury free from bias or prejudice, and in order to determine whether the prospective jurors possessed such qualifications had the right to ask such questions, the answer to which might tend to elicit such information. State v. Mann, 88 Mo. 599; State v. King, 174 Mo. 658; Theobald v. Transit Co., 191 Mo. 415; Sailer v. Shoe Co., 180 Mo. App.…
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
This is the second appeal in this case. The first is found in 136 Mo. App. page 57, 117 S. W. 104. In the first trial the verdict of the jury was in-defendant’s favor, and upon plaintiff’s appeal the judgment was reversed and the cause remanded for new trial on account of error in the instructions. The case was retried upon the same evidence and defendants were again successful and plaintiff has again appealed.
This action is based upon a promissory note payable to one C. A. Post, and made payable at the National Bank of Rolla of Rolla, Missouri, and plaintiff sues as endorsee. The answer set…
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