Civil Court Rules and Jury Charges

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Thursday, March 26, 2009

03-19-09 Barber v. Shoprite of Englewood A-6311-05T2

03-19-09 Joyce Barber and Michael James Barber, Her Husband v.
Shoprite of Englewood & Associates, Inc.
A-6311-05T2

1. The cumulative effect of numerous errors that are not
individually reversible may result in an unfair trial warranting
reversal and a new trial under the cumulative error doctrine.

2. Where an attorney-juror undertakes to explain legal
terms from the jury charge to the other jurors, those
explanations may have a "tendency" to influence the verdict and
warrant(1951).