s, and the call to jury duty comes at his busiest season of the year, he may be excused from the particular panel, without prejudice to the right of the Court to call him at a later date. Each excuse will stand on its own merit, and will be determined on the circumstances of the particular juror.
After the excuses have been disposed of, the jurors will be called to the witness stand or to the jury box to be examined under oath with respect to their fitness and qualifications to serve as jurors in the case about to be tried. This preliminary examination, at the trial, is referred to as the "voir dire" examination. It usually covers all matters, which tend to affect the ability of the juror to serve in the case, such as friend ship or hostility to either of the parties, personal acquaintance with one of the prospective witnesses, or an aversion to the
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