Legal Opinion
Bernard v. Seyopp Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 5, 1960PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum by the Court. Judgment affirmed, with costs to the respondent. The events leading to the final rendition of the verdict do not require that we set it aside. The object of a poll is to ascertain the real intention of the jury. The poll here taken indicated some confusion. Until a jury is .finally discharged the court may instruct it as to the manner in which it could correct a verdict if improperly announced (Warner v. New York Cent. R. R. Co., 52 N. Y. 437; Bogan v. Mullins, 22 App. Div. 117). A jury has the right to alter its original statement so as to conform to its real…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Warner v. . New York Central R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Rogan v. MullinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Ryan v. Orange County Fair SpeedwayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Pam v. EmmanuelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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