Santina v. General Petroleum Corp.

Plaintiff recovered a judgment on the verdict for damages for personal injuries arising out of defendants’ negligence. The appeal from the judgment is confined to the asserted irregularity of the proceedings in the jury room, hence, no statement of facts or of the issues involved in the trial is necessary.

The jury retired after complete instructions with two forms of verdict which were given them by the clerk. One form was to be used if the jury found for the plaintiff, the other to be used if the finding was for the defendants. After some deliberation the foreman called the bailiff and asked…