Winslow v. Morrill

Jul 1, 1878
Reporters:
,
Before:
Walton
WaltoN, J.

It is now well settled that jurors must ‍​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‍decide eases upon such evidence as is produced before them by the parties to the litigation, and that ‍​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‍they cannot go in search of evidence privately, or act upon evidence thus obtained. Heffron v. Gallupe, 55 Maine, 563. Bowler v. Washington, 62 Maine, ‍​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‍302.

The court is of opinion that the conduct of Mr. Hacker, one of the jurors who tried ‍​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‍this cause, was such, in this particular, as entitles the defendant to a new trial.

Motion sustained. JVew trial ‍​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‍granted.

Appleton, C. J., Barrows, Virgin and Peters, JJ., concurred.