The issue at trial was whether respondent had resided in the subject apartment as her primary residence for at least two years prior to her husband's death; the jury determined that she had. Civil Court ordered a new trial upon findings that during deliberations, one of the jurors, who was an attorney, wrongly instructed the jury on the law. Appellate Term reversed, finding that the attorney-juror's reliance on his life experience and professional background, made known during...
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