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· 11/12/1958

TEXAS EMPLOYERS'INSURANCE ASSOCIATION v. McCaslin

Citations

  • 317 S.W.2d 916
  • 2 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 79
  • 159 Tex. 273
  • 1958 Tex. LEXIS 616

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that juror bias and misconduct \have never been regarded lightly by the Texas courts\
  • noting that juror bias and misconduct “have never been regarded lightly by the Texas courts”
  • noting that it has repeatedly been held that a juror’s mental processes may not be probed
  • finding prima facie harm where party went to place of employment of juror and said \Be sure and do all you can to help me\
  • noting that when a juror has been subjected to improper influence, it is \often impossible for that juror to maintain an impartial attitude between the litigating parties. And this is true whether the juror is prejudiced in favor of or against the party guilty of the improper act.\
  • noting that when a juror has been subjected to improper influence, it is “often impossible for that juror to maintain an impartial attitude between the litigating parties. And this is true whether the juror is prejudiced in favor of or against the party guilty of the improper act.”

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Judges: Norvell

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