Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1899

Butts v. Union Railroad Co.

Butts v. Union Railroad Co.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island · Decided December 27, 1899 · Matteson, Stiness, Tillinghast
44 A. 933; 21 R.I. 505; 1899 R.I. LEXIS 119

Butts v. Union Railroad Co.

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

(1) While the conduct.of the juror, in wagering a cigar as to what the verdict would be, was highly censurable and would have been sufficient to subject him to punishment if it had been brought seasonably to the attention of the court, still the plaintiff has not shown us by the testimony that the verdict is not fully sustained by the evidence. If the case were a close one on the evidence, or there was reason to believe that the rights of the plaintiff had been injuriously affected, a different question would be presented. Patton v. Hughesdale Mfg. Co., 11 R. I. 188 ; Kaul v. Brown, 17 R. I. 14; Clarke v. South Kingstown, 18 R. I. 283 ; and see Garside v. Ladd Watch Case Co., 17 R. I. 691.

New trial denied.

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