Bino v. Veenhuizen

This appeal is from a judgment of the trial court refusing to enter a claimed valid verdict of a jury in favor of the appellants. The facts follow:

At the close of the trial, the jury were sent out to deliberate upon their verdict. Later, the court was notified that they had reached a verdict, and he ordered them brought into open court. The jury was then asked if they had agreed upon a verdict in the case, and the foreman responded in the affirmative. The verdict, omitting the formal parts, was as follows:

“We the jury in the above entitled cause do find for the defendant. Not guilty.

“Virginia…