Maryland Casualty Co. v. Seattle Electric Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court for King county, Everett Smith, J., entered November 4, 1912, granting a new trial, after the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendant, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
The plaintiff, as assignee of one Harvey, brought this action to recover damages for injuries to an automobile, resulting from its collision with • one of the defendant’s street cars. The cause was tried and the jury was instructed and retired for deliberation on the morning of Friday, October 11, 1912. The trial resulted in a verdict for the defendant. A new trial was granted upon the sole ground of reported misconduct of one of the jurors in visiting the scene of the accident during the trial, without request either of the court or of the parties. The order granting the new trial, omitting…
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