Handy v. Providence Mutual Fire Insurance

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Handy v. Providence Mutual Fire Insurance

1 R.I. 400

DecidedSeptember 6, 1850

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Handy v. Providence Mutual Fire Insurance, 1 R.I. 400 (R.I. 1850).

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Opinion

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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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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