McDonald v. Shaw
Supreme Court of New Jersey
McDonald v. Shaw, 1 N.J.L. 6 (N.J. 1790)
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McDonald v. Shaw
Opinion of the Court
Let the array be quashed.
C. J. There is no discriminating between such interferences as would be harmless, or injurious. The purity and very existence of trial by jury, depend upon an impartial selection of those who are to judge between the parties, and the fair execution of the venire. Every species of interference by the parties must be prevented,
Array quashed.
Cited in Chews v. Driver, Coxe 167.
. See Tr. per Pais 169 ; Vin. Ab., tit. “ Trial” 232.
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