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TRUSCOTT v. CHAPLIN

No. 17237.

403 F.2d 644 (1968)

Susan TRUSCOTT, a minor, by her Guardian, Cynthia Margaret Truscott and Cynthia Margaret Truscott, in her own right, Appellants, v. Jewel Pierce CHAPLIN.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided November 18, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold M. Kessler, Bernstein, Bernstein, Harrison & Kessler, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants.

John J. Walsh, Jr., LaBrum & Doak, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before HASTIE, Chief Judge, and SEITZ and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

The jury in this civil action retired to consider its verdict immediately following lunch. After they had been deliberating one and one half hours, the trial judge sent a message through the marshal asking if they were close to a decision. This inquiry was made without prior consultation with and in the absence of counsel. Shortly thereafter, the jury reached a verdict; but before...

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