Adkins v. ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AM.

(dissenting) — I would have reinstated the plaintiff's verdict on liability at the first trial. There was no basis for the trial court to set aside the jury's verdict by granting a motion for a mistrial because one of the jurors had asked for a dictionary. There is not an iota of evidence that the presence of a dictionary in the deliberating room affected any juror or any juror's decision. At most, the presence of the dictionary was harmless error. I dissent.

Mistrial

The granting of a motion for a mistrial should be overturned only for abuse of discretion, and a much stronger showing of an…