Case Name: LADD v. WILSON
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1806-03
Citations: 14 F. Cas. 926
Docket Number: 
Parties: LADD v. WILSON.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 14
Pages: 926–926

Head Matter:
Case No. 7,977.
LADD v. WILSON.
[1 Cranch. C. C. 305.]
Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
March Term, 1806.
New Trial — Mistake or Jury — Affidavit of Same.
The court will not, in go-’oral, suffer the affidavits of jurymen to be road, upon a motion for new trial, on the ground of mistake, miscalculation, or misconduct of the jury.
[Covenant on a charter-party for non-payment of -demurrage. Case No. 7,976.]
Verdict for the plaintiff.
Motion by the defendant for a new trial, grounded on the affidavits of three or four of the jurymen, that a mistake was made by the foreman in calculating upon the principles agreed on by the jury; some of the others, particularly the foreman, believed there was no mistake.
Mr. Swann, for plaintiff,
cited Vaise v. Delaval, 1 Term R. 11, and Cochran v. Street, 1 Wash. [Va.] 79.
[Reported by Hon. William Cranch. Chi-’f Judge.]

Opinion:
THE COURT
were of opinion, that it was dangerous to take the affidavits of jurors as to mistakes of calculations, &c.; but on reading the affidavits, there did not appear to have been an error in the foreman's calculation. and a new trial was refused. THE COURT, however, wished it not to be considered as giving a sanction to the practice of taking such affidavits of jurymen.