City of Tuskegee v. Taylor

ALMON, Justice.

This is an appeal from the granting of plaintiffs’ motion for new trial. The order granting the motion reads:

“This matter is submitted on a Motion for new Trial. The Motion is submitted on the affidavit of a juror, James T. Cardwell. The affidavit indicates that he and two other jurors took an unauthorized view of both the scene of the accident and the Plaintiffs’ vehicle. Mr. Cardwell also testified at the Motion for New Trial. Mr. Cardwell expressed the conclusion during his testimony on the Motion for New Trial that the unauthorized views had no effect on the ultimate…