Rood v. Ward

For the purpose of determining whether to exercise the right of perempetory challenges, a party has the right to ascertain whether ,a prospective juror has interests or connections which may cause him to have a possible bias or prejudice in certain classes of cases, and the inquiry., in this case was .appropriate for that purpose and does not appear to have been asked in bad faith. We hold that, by the weight of authority, it was not error to permit the inquiry to be made as it was made in this case.

During the trial, when the husband of Mrs. Ward was being cross-examined by counsel for Rood,…