Brant ex dem. Buckbee v. Fowler
New York Supreme Court
On the trial of this cause, after the judge had concluded lis charge, several of the jurors requesting permission to go.out, the judge told them they could go accompanied by an officer. One of them, misunderstanding the charge of the judge, while out separated himself from the officer, and drank about l-3d of a gill of brandy. The verdict was for the defendant.
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On the trial of this cause, after the judge had concluded lis charge, several of the jurors requesting permission to go.out, the judge told them they could go accompanied by an officer. One of them, misunderstanding the charge of the judge, while out separated himself from the officer, and drank about l-3d of a gill of brandy. The verdict was for the defendant. On motion now in behalf of the plaintiff, to set aside the verdict for the irregularity, the affidavit of the juror was produced showing his mistake; and that he drank this small quantity of brandy to check a diarrhoea, which he had…
1Opinion of the Court
Curia.
We cannot allow jurors, thus of heir own head, o drink spirituous liquor while engaged in the course of a ause. We are satisfied that there has been no mischief; *563*but tie rule is absolute, and does not meddle witi consequences. ¡Nor should exceptions be multiplied. We have set aside verdicts on error for this cause, even where the parties consented that the jury should drink. The People V. Douglass, though a criminal cause, is in point for the principle of this motion, which must be granted, the costs to abide the event of the suit.[1]
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