Wintermute v. Standard Furniture Co.

Citations

• 53 Wash. 539
• 102 P. 443
• 1909 Wash. LEXIS 1361

Syllabus

<p>Trial — New Trial — Conduct op Jury — Depositions in Jury Room — Harmless Error. The inadvertent presence of depositions in tbe jury room, prohibited by Bal. Code, § 5004, is- not prejudicial error as ground for a new trial, where the jury did not consult them or know of their presence.</p> <p>Evidence — To Vary Written Contracts. Oral evidence modifying and explaining certain letters is not 'inadmissible as varying a written contract, where the letters did not constitute the contract, which was oral, but only tended to show its nature and extent.</p>