Enyart v. City of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLEIN, P. J.
Defendants and appellants City of Los Angeles (the City) and Thomas J. Miller (Miller) (sometimes collectively referred to as the City) appeal a judgment in favor of plaintiff and respondent Jamie Scott Enyart (Enyart).
The essential issue presented is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying the City’s motion for new trial.
Because the record establishes there was prejudicial juror misconduct, the judgment must be reversed and the matter remanded for a new trial.
Factual and Procedural Background
1. Facts.
On June 4, 1968, Enyart, a 15-year-old boy, went to the…
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