Legal Question in Personal Injury in Pennsylvania

Civil case jurors

How many jurors in a panel of 12 must agree for there to be a verdict in a civil case?


Asked on 10/19/04, 12:09 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
William Marvin Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C.

Re: Civil case jurors

It's nice to see a question with an easy answer -- most legal answers start out, it depends.

But in Pennsylvania courts, 5/6 of a jury cam make a verdict in a civil case. So that's 10 out of 12.

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Answered on 10/19/04, 11:44 am


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