Hanforth v. Tarentum Traction Passenger Railway Co.

Citations

• 213 Pa. 365
• 62 A. 1060
• 1906 Pa. LEXIS 486

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Misleading of jurymen — Affidavit of juror — Evidence—Discretion of court — New trial.</p> <p>An affidavit of a juryman that the plaintiff had willfully misled the jury as to the character and extent of her injuries, filed in support of a motion for a new trial, is only evidence addressed to the discretion of the judge, and if the judge refuses a new trial, the appellate court will not interfere.</p>