Texas Employers' Insurance Association v. Price
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland
336 S.W.2d 304 (Tex. Civ. App. 1960)
Relevant factsFree
In a workers' compensation dispute over whether Price's (plaintiff) injury caused total permanent or partial temporary incapacity, one juror persuaded another to side with Price by relating his own personal union-employment experience that Price would never be hired again due to his back problems; the jury found total permanent incapacity for Price, and the insurer TEIA (defendant) appealed alleging jury misconduct.
IssueFree
Whether it is proper for a juror to relate his own personal experience to other jurors as original evidence of material facts during deliberation.