Twiss v. Lehigh Valley Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Schuyler on'the 3d day of July, 1899, upon the verdict of a jury for $2,062.50, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 11th day of October, 1900, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Cttriam :
We think it is only necessary, for the disposal of this appeal, to refer to the declarations made by the court to the jury, which to us seem to amount to a coercion of the verdict rendered.
The jury, after being out for some time, returned into court about the hour for the adjournment of the court, and reported a disagreement In the absence of counsel for defendant, the court directed the jury to retire, and upon agreement to report the following day with a sealed verdict, and said : “ If you do not agree before seven o’clock, the sheriff will give you your supper; and if you do…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People v. . SheldonNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
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