N.Y. CPLR § 4110

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 4110 Challenges for cause § 4110. Challenges for cause. (a) Challenge to the favor. The factthat a juror is in the employ of a party to the action; or if a party tothe action is a corporation, that he is a shareholder or a stockholdertherein; or, in an action for damages for injuries to person orproperty, that he is a shareholder, stockholder, director, officer oremployee, or in any manner interested, in any insurance company issuingpolicies for protection against liability for damages for injury topersons or property; shall constitute a ground for a challenge to thefavor as to such juror. The fact that a juror is a resident of, orliable to pay taxes in, a city, village, town or county which is a partyto the action shall not constitute a ground for challenge to the favoras to such juror.(b) Disqualification of juror for relationship. Persons shall bedisqualified from sitting as jurors if related within the sixth degreeby consanguinity or affinity to a party. The party related to the jurormust raise the objection before the case is opened; any other party mustraise the objection no later than six months after the verdict.