Linke v. Savage

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment dismissing their complaint for damages in a negligence action, upon a jury verdict of no cause of action. Plaintiffs contend that reversible errors were made by the court in the course of the trial and that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. We find no reversible error of law except with respect to the denial of the motion to set aside the verdict. We shall, however, advert to two other alleged errors.

Instead of returning the jury to the courtroom, with an opportunity for counsel to be present, to announce the ruling that a certain exhibit…