Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered. No questions of fact have been raised or considered.
On the second day of deliberations in this case, the Trial Justice received a note from the jury indicating that the jurors were deadlocked. With the consent of counsel for both parties and without bringing the jury into the courtroom, the Trial Justice sent a written note to the jury instructing them to "continue with your deliberations...
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