Wright v. Eastlick

This action involves a contest regarding a line dividing mining claims in Siskiyou county. The trial was by jury, and the verdict and judgment for the defendants. The appeal is from the judgment and from an order refusing the plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial. Among the grounds of the motion for a new trial is the alleged misconduct of the jury. And this is pressed on the appeal. The misconduct complained of relates principally to the jurors John Keville and John B. Lowden, the former of whom was elected and acted as foreman. The affidavits produced in support of the motion for a new trial…