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IVERSON v. PACIFIC AMERICAN FISHERIES

No. 40079.

73 Wn.2d 973 (1968)

442 P.2d 243

JOHN IVERSON, Respondent, v. PACIFIC AMERICAN FISHERIES, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

June 6, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack E. Hepfer and William R. Lanthorn, for appellant.

Casey & Pruzan, by John F. Kovarik, for respondent.

HILL, J.

This is an appeal from an order granting a new trial, after a verdict for the defendant (11 to 1) in a personal injury action.

The trial court was convinced that an instruction given the deadlocked jury coerced two jurors into a defense verdict.

The circumstances leading to that conclusion were: That at about 10 p.m., after 8 hours of deliberation, the jury sent a note1

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