Acunto v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States

This action was brought to recover benefits provided by disability clauses included in two policies of life insurance issued by the defendant to plaintiff. The benefits included monthly payments in the event of permanent disability.

The record presents the third trial of this case. After the jury had retired, they reported that they could not agree. At that point the justice presiding gave the following additional instructions: “ * * * Each juror should listen with a disposition to be convinced to each other’s arguments, and if a much larger number were for one side, the dissenting jurors…