Gilcher v. Seattle Electric Co.

Citations

• 82 Wash. 414
• 144 P. 530
• 1914 Wash. LEXIS 1529

Syllabus

<p>Trial — Conduct—Argument oe Law Points — Excusing Jury— Discretion — Abuse. It is discretionary to allow a jury to remain in the court room during the discussion of law points; and while the safer course would be to exclude the jury, the failure to do so will not be a reversible error, except in case of clear abuse of discretion; and no abuse appears, where a supreme court decision was read stating that the evidence “seems to preponderate in appellant’s favor, yet the issue involved was for the jury;” especially where the jury were several times clearly instructed to disregard such matter entirely.</p>