HARD v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN R. CO.

No. 87-4190.

870 F.2d 1454 (1989)

Thomas J. HARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 22, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph P. Hennessey, Hennessey Law Office, Billings, Mont., for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles C. Dearden, Burlington Northern R. Co., Billings, Mont., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWNING, WALLACE and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges.


BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:

Thomas Hard appeals the denial of his motion for a new trial. Hard claims that the district court abused its discretion in denying his motion after it was discovered that a juror failed to disclose his former employment during voir dire questioning. Hard asserts that disclosure of the juror's former employment would have provided a valid basis for a challenge for cause, and that the juror brought extraneous and prejudicial information before...

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