Doherty v. Lord
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the general term of the city court of New York, which affirmed a judgment for plaintiff upon a verdict in his favor. Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained from a collision with defendants’ truck, the truck being at the time in the custody and control of defendants’ driver, who carelessly or negligently drove it.
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
The trial court properly rejected the juror to whose exclusion from service defendants’ counsel excepted. The juror alluded to admitted that he had conceived a prejudice againgi plaintiffs generally in actions to recover damages for personal iafc juries from the fact that he had been a defendant in such an actionf' and that only “ strong evidence ” would induce him to find in plaintiff’s favor. This we understand to mean that the juror had actual bias against plaintiff, which would prevent him from find*446ing a verdict against the defendants upon a mere preponderance of the evidence, and that to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Gall v. . GallNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Freeman v. PeopleNew York Supreme Court · 1847
- Masterton v. . Village of Mount VernonNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Turner v. . KouwenhovenNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Wylde v. Northern Railroad Co. of New JerseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
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