Legal Opinion
Horton v. Horton
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 1824PublishedCited by 8 opinions
J. R. Lawrence, moved to set aside the verdict.- and for 1 7 a new trial, on the ground of the miseoflduct of the jury, who agreed upon their verdict while the Court were at dinner, and without the consent or knowledge of either party, dispersed add obtained their own dinners, and returned into Court at the opening thereof in the afternoon.
1Opinion of the Court
The Court
were of this opinion. They remarked that if the slightest suspicion had appeared, that the privilege which the jury had taken had been, abused to the injury of the party, the verdict should be set aside, but none such was shown or even insinuated.
Motion denied.
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