Horst v. Silverman
| Decision Date | 23 November 1898 |
| Citation | 20 Wash. 233,55 P. 52 |
| Parties | HORST v. SILVERMAN et al. |
| Court | Washington Supreme Court |
Appeal from superior court, Spokane county; C. H. Neal, Judge.
Action by Julius Horst against Julius Silverman and others. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendants appeal. Affirmed.
Samuel R. Stern, for appellants.
Boney & Hoyt and W. H. Ludden, for respondent.
Plaintiff's action was brought to recover damages for injuries sustained from falling through an unguarded trapdoor in defendants' store, located in the city of Spokane. From a judgment in plaintiff's favor, the defendants have appealed.
The principal claim urged is that the verdict is unsupported by the evidence, and that the plaintiff was guilty of negligence contributing to the injury complained of. There was competent evidence, much of which was received without objection, which went directly to support plaintiff's theory, and the question was peculiarly one to be submitted to the determination of a jury.
Another contention is that the court erred in sustaining an objection to a question asked by appellants' counsel of Juror Gildea on the voir dire. For the purpose of enabling counsel to intelligently exercise his right of peremptory challenge, it was proper enough to permit the question to be asked of the juror whether he entertained any prejudice against the people of the Jewish faith. This the court permitted, but the next ensuing question, viz....
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