Clark v. His Creditors

California Supreme Court
Clark v. His Creditors, 57 Cal. 639 (Cal. 1881)

Clark v. His Creditors

Opinion of the Court

The Court :

Appellant says, first, that the jury were guilty of misconduct; second, that the evidence did not justify the verdict; third, that error occurred in the giving of instructions.

1. There was no evidence of misconduct in the jury-room, other than the affidavit of jurors. A juror cannot impeach his own verdict. (Polhemus v. Heiman, 50 Cal. 433, 441.)

2. There was a substantial conflict in the testimony.

3. The instructions were not. excepted to.

Judgment and order affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
F. B. CLARK v. HIS CREDITORS
Status
Published
Syllabus
New Trial—Misconduct of Jury—Affidavit of Juror to Impeach Verdict.—The affidavit of a juror cannot be received to impeach a verdict, to.—Conflict of Evidence—Instructions—Exception.