Tartacower v. New York City Transit Authority

Motion to set aside the jury’s verdict in favor of defendant in an action to recover for personal injuries, upon the ground that one of the jurors visited the scene of the accident and reported his observations to the jury during their deliberations.

The supporting affidavit of plaintiff’s trial attorney states that immediately following their discharge, one of the jurors, Scanlan, approached the affiant and a colleague and informed them in the presence of Raymond A. Sexton, Esq., the defendant’s trial attorney, that another juror, Reznik, had visited the scene of the accident the evening…