Case ID: dc_1/html/0452-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "But the Court", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

James Young v. Marine Insurance Company of Alexandria.
    In an action against an insurance company, a nephew of a stockholder is not a competent juror.
    It is not a principal cause of challenge, that the juror has had conversations with some of the parties; but it is evidence for the consideration of triors upon a challenge for favor.
    Mr. James R. Riddle, being called as a juror, was objected to by the plaintiff, because he was the nephew of a stockholder in the insurance company.
    The fact being agreed, the Court decided it was a good.principal cause of challenge.
    
      Mr. Sioann, for the plaintiff,
    cited William v. Delafield, 2 N. Y. T. R. 329; Livingston v. Delafield, 3 N. Y. T. R. 49. It was then suggested by the plaintiff’s counsel that perhaps some of the persons called as jurors had had conversations with some of the parties, and hoped that such persons might be excused, or rather struck off the panels.
    
      Mr. Swann, for the plaintiff.
    
      Mr. C. Lee, for the defendant.
   But the Court

told the counsel they might challenge for favor and have it tried by triors.