Sheaff v. Gray
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Sheaff v. Gray, 2 Yeates 273 (Pa. 1798)
Sheaff v. Gray
Opinion of the Court
This paper cannot be called an estimate or calculation. It goes to substantiate the demand of the plaintiffs. It is a dangerous precedent, and may lead to ill consequences, though we do not suppose there was any intention here of doing wrong. All the cases agree, that a party delivering papers to the jury, without consent or the leave of the court, a new trial shall be granted. 5 Bac. 291. We know not what effect this paper may have produced in the minds of the jury; but we well know, they should not have had it delivered to them. Solely on this ground, and without expressing our sentiments as to the merits of the case, a new trial is awarded.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- William Sheaff, John Morrell and John Evans, assignees of George Gray, junior, and Robert Gray, bankrupts, against George Gray, senior
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- Published