Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1850

Handy v. Providence Mutual Fire Insurance

Handy v. Providence Mutual Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of Rhode Island · Decided September 6, 1850 · <italic>Per Curiam.</italic>
1 R.I. 400

Handy v. Providence Mutual Fire Insurance

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The proper time to ascertain whether or not the jury have mistaken the meaning of the charge, is immediately after the verdict is returned, while the jury may be polled. It would he exceedingly dangerous to grant new trials, upon the testimony of jurors, as to their understanding of the charge, given several days after verdict, and when their recollections of the case have become more or less indistinct.

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