JUROR’S ILLNESS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 215, 11 August 1937, Page 10

JUROR’S ILLNESS.

COURT CASE INTERRUPTED. . For the second time this session proceedings in the hearing of a claim for damages in consequence of a motor collision were summarily halted in the Supreme Court at Palmerston North to-day, before His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, because of an unusual development. Following upon the hearing of a full day’s evidence, the case was nearing a conclusion at the previous hearing when it was discovered that a member of the jury engaged was a, son-in-law of one of the principal witnesses, who was a nephew of plaintiff. The outcome was that the jury were discharged and arrangements were made for a retrial before another jury. , This was commenced to-day, but the case had not been in progress for long before one of the jurors—the last to be empanelled—started to show signs of distress, and had to be assisted from his seat by a constable, collapsing- as he reached the door.- . “It seems that we are fated to go on with eleven jurors,” commented His Honour but, after proceedings had been suspended for five minutes, the juror returned and announced that ho felt able to resume. His Honour intimated to him that if he felt an indisposition coming over him again lie could notify the constable at once, instead of delaying for too long.