State Life Insurance v. Postal
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Blackford Circuit Court; John M. Smith, Special Judge. Cross-complaint by John S. Postal against the State Life Insurance Company. From a judgment for cross-complainant, defendant appeals.
1Opinion
On Petition for Rehearing.
Hadley, J.
Upon petition for a rehearing, counsel for appellant have most ably and earnestly argued that we are in error in holding that the trial court did not err in permitting the second question — “Are you still satisfied with your verdict?” — -to be propounded upon the poll of the jury. Polling the jury is but a means of obtaining the sense, in open court, of each individual juror, as to the correctness of the verdict rendered. McClaren v. Indianapolis, etc., R. Co. (1882), 83 Ind. 319; Joy v. State (1860), 14 Ind. 138.
6. The absolute right of either party to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Martin v. MorelockIllinois Supreme Court · 1863
- Campbell & Jones v. MurraySupreme Court of Georgia · 1878
- Black v. ThorntonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1860
- Scott v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1885
- McClaren v. Indianapolis & Vincennes RailroadIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
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