Mohan v. Exxon Corp.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

CARCHMAN, J.S.C.

(temporarily assigned).

The jury in this civil case returned a verdict but failed to respond to two written interrogatories which required answers to dispose of the remaining issues in the ease. Nevertheless, the jury was dismissed and dispersed. Four days later the trial judge reconvened the jury and instructed the jurors to respond to the two interrogatories. The jury resumed deliberations and reached a verdict. We hold on this appeal that the reconvening of the dismissed and dispersed jury was plain error, and accordingly, we reverse…