MIHARA, J.
Plaintiff Michael Brassfield appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant Moreland School District (Moreland). He claims that reversal is required because an alternate juror (the alternate) was present in the jury room for 15 minutes at the beginning of the jury's deliberations before her presence was discovered and she was removed. We conclude that the error was not reversible per se and that the presumption of prejudice was rebutted. Consequently, we...
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