BURTON v. ZION'S COOPERATIVE MERCANTILE INSTITUTION

No. 7854.

122 Utah 360 (1952)

249 P.2d 514

BURTON v. ZION'S COOPERATIVE MERCANTILE INSTITUTION.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Decided October 29, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lyle M. Ward, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

John H. Snow, Salt Lake City, for respondent.


CROCKETT, Justice.

The sole question presented by this appeal is the plaintiff's claim that the trial court should have granted a mistrial and called a new jury because of statements made by a prospective juror, one Hugh Barker, in connection with the voir dire examination of the jury panel.

The pertinent portions of the record are:

"Judge Van Cott: Do you feel that if you were in the position of this plaintiff that you would get a fair and impartial...

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