Dunlop v. Munroe

District of Columbia

Dunlop v. Munroe

1 D.C. 536

CourtDistrict Court, District of Columbia

DecidedJune 15, 1809

StatusPublished

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Dunlop v. Munroe, 1 D.C. 536 (D.D.C. 1809).

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Opinion

The Court

(Duckett, J., absent,)

said it was not a matter of common right to poll the jury, and they would not fix a precedent by which either party might capriciously insist on polling the jury without assigning any reason therefor.

Fitzhugh, J.,

added, that the want of practice is strong evidence

of the want of right. An extraordinary case should be made out to justify a departure from the ordinary course of proceeding.

Verdict for the defendant upon all the issues.

(Affirmed by the Supreme Court of United States, 7 Cranch, 242.)

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