Legal Opinion
LaChapelle v. McLoughLin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 8, 2009PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*825The plaintiff argues that the Supreme Court improvidently exercised its discretion in denying her application to excuse a juror after it was revealed that there allegedly had been improper contact between the respondents’ attorney and this particular juror. The jury ultimately returned a verdict in favor of the respondents. On appeal, the plaintiff asserts that the verdict should be set aside and a new trial ordered based on the court’s failure to excuse the juror. This contention is without merit.
During the trial of this action, and after the jury had been discharged for the day, one of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- People v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. . Dunbar Contracting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Alford v. SventekNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Gomez v. Park Donuts, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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