Palanti v. Dillon Enterprises, Ltd.

Plaintiff brings this appeal from the trial court’s entry of judgment on a jury verdict for defendant in his personal injury action. He contends that the jury verdict was tainted because (1) the court improperly instructed the jury during its deliberations, and (2) a note that the jury sent out during its deliberations revealed that physical coercion had occurred in the jury room in arriving at the verdict. For the reasons explained below, we find the errors have been waived and, further, are without merit. Accordingly, we affirm.

FACTS

In May 1992 plaintiff Angelo Palanti filed suit against…