McCluskey v. Poloha

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

This is an appeal from tbe order of tbe Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County refusing a new trial in a trespass action to the plaintiffs-appellants, Maxwell Thomas McCluskey, Jr., a minor, by Maxwell Thomas McCluskey, Sr., father and guardian, and Maxwell Thomas McCluskey, Sr., in his own right. The appellants contend for a new trial on the ground that the verdict was inadequate as the result of improper influence affecting the jury’s impartiality.

This was the second trial of this case. Both trials resulted in a verdict for the appellants. The first trial resulted…