Watson v. Reed

Citations

• 15 Wash. 440
• 46 P. 647
• 1896 Wash. LEXIS 214

Syllabus

<p>MISCONDUCT OF JURY — ASCERTAINMENT OF VERDICT BY LOT.</p> <p>When a jury has determined upon a verdict in favor of a plaintiff in an action for the recovery of damages, there is no” impropriety in the jury’s resorting to lot to find the average sense of the jury upon the amount of the verdict to be returned, when there is no agreement to be hound thereby and the minds of the jurors are free to deliberate and act upon the result, using same as a basis of discussion in arriving at the amount of the recovery they should award.</p>