Iravani Mottaghi v. Barkey Importing Co.

NOONAN, District Judge.

The trial of this action was commenced on October 4, 1954. At that time, a jury having been demanded, the jury was duly empaneled and sworn, and the trial proceeded before it for over two weeks.

On October 19, 1954, however, because of certain remarks made by several of the jurors and brought to the attention of the court, the jury, at the request of counsel, was then dismissed. The trial was continued before the court, without a jury, pursuant to a stipulation to that effect dictated on the record at that'time *721by the attorneys and. to which they orally agreed in open…