Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Welch

Davis, J. —

The first question to be determined in this case is whether appellant is entitled to a new trial on account of the misconduct of appellee on the trial in the court below, which resulted in a verdict in his favor.

It appears that on the 20th day of March, 1894, appellee made an arrangement with the proprietor of a hotel in Vernon to furnish meals during the trial to himself and his witnesses at a reduced rate; that on the morning of the 26th of March appellee and his witnesses arrived at Vernon at 8 o’clock, and appellee procured and paid for thirteen tickets for dinner, and appellee…