Rosamond v. Keyes

POPE, Justice.

The appellant, J. B. Rosamond, filed suit against Ben L. Keyes to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when an employee of the defendant, Keyes, discharged high explosives near the place where appellant was working. The jury found all issues against the appellant, and this appeal concerns matters of claimed jury misconduct.

The trial court made no finding as to misconduct, but did expressly find “that no injury resulted or was done to the plaintiff.” The grounds claimed as misconduct consisted of certain remarks during the jury deliberations. One of the special issues…