Schultz v. Valle

GARRARD, Judge.

Susan Schultz, as administratrix of the estate of Harold R. Schultz (Schultz) and Welsh Bros. Motor Service (Welsh Bros.) appeal from an adverse judgment entered upon a jury verdict awarding $85,000 to Ray Valle. Valle's complaint arose out of an accident involving Valle's motorcycle ' and a tractor-trailer operated by Harold Schultz for his employer, Welsh Bros.1

Schultz and Welsh Bros. raise four issues on appeal.

I. Whether the fact that several jurors consumed alcoholic beverages at a supper break taken after they had begun deliberations and before they had reached a verdict…