Donald E. Lucas v. American Manufacturing Co., a Corporation, American Manufacturing Co.

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• advising jury that due to impending hurricane it must reach verdict within fifteen minutes was coercive
• ordering new trial on all issues where jury's award of less than half of stipulated out-of-pocket losses was a compromise induced by trial judge's instruction rushing the jury to reach a verdict
• ordering new trial on all issues where jury's award of less than half of stipulated out-of-pocket losses was a compromise induced by trial judge's instruction rushing the jury to r each a verdict
• evidence of-compromise verdict tainted issues of liability and damages so as to require complete new trial
• in light of the seventh amendment an appellate court should proceed cautiously when asked to set aside a jury’s verdict
• in light of the seventh amendment an appellate court should proceed cau tiously when asked to set aside a jury’s verdict

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