McGahee v. Samuels

Frank Samuels sued Frank McGaliee and C. E. McGahee in a justice’s court. A verdict and judgment for the defendants were rendered and the plaintiff filed a petition for certiorari. The following facts appear from the petition: On the conclusion of the trial of the case in the justice’s court the justice ordered the jury to retire and make up their verdict; at the noon hour the court adjourned for lunch and the jury were left to deliberate further on the case; sometime during the noon hour the jury reached a verdict; the foreman wrote and signed the verdict, and the jury dispersed until the…