Hood v. Kelly

MADDOX, Justice.

This is an action by Margie Hood, as Administratrix, for the wrongful death of her 4-year-old child, who was struck and 'killed as he was crossing a public highway in Macon County. The case was tried before a jury which found no negligence on the part of the defendant and returned a verdict in his favor. Appellant filed a timely motion for new trial and her sole assignment of error here is the trial court’s denial of this motion.

Appellant claims that the trial court should have granted her a new trial because t\ro of the trial jurors were disqualified— one because of bias and…