GOULD v. CHARLTON CO., INC.

No. 95-SC-115-DG.

929 S.W.2d 734 (1996)

Larry GOULD, Sharron Harmon, Estate of Dennis Kemper, Jr. by Dennis Kemper, Sr., Administrator, Dennis and Sue Kemper, Parents of Dennis Kemper, Jr., Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kentucky, Inc., Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources, Appellants, v. CHARLTON COMPANY, INC., Commercial Pavers, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

September 26, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. André Busald, Busald Funk Zevely, P.S.C., Florence, Steven C. Schletker, R. Matthew Moore, Schletker Hornbeck & Moore, Covington, Meredith L. Lawrence, Lawrence & Associates, Crestview Hills, Leslie Renee Ray, Day Smith Walton & Durham, Louisville, Randall K. Justice, Assistant Counsel, Cabinet for Human Resources, Frankfort, for appellants.

William T. Robinson, III, Thomas H. Stewart, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC, Covington, for appellees.


KING, Justice.

This case presents two issues of profound importance: (1) what is the test to be applied by a trial court in determining whether a juror is disqualified from further jury service as a result of being exposed to extra-judicial information during the course of a trial and (2) in such an instance, what is the standard of review of the trial court's ruling?

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