Donald Baker v. Sherwood Construction Co., Inc.

This appeal presents only the question of whether an alleged denial of a party’s request to poll a jury after a verdict requires a reversal of the judgment entered thereon. We assume that any party to an action has a right to have a jury polled upon a timely request. 1 The record shows that in this case the jury returned to the courtroom after its deliberation and advised the court that it had reached a verdict. The court examined the verdict and announced that it was in order and directed the clerk to read it. After the verdict had been read, the court inquired of the jury collectively in…