Continental Dairy Equip. Co. v. Lawrence

In Continental Dairy Equip. Co. v. Lawrence (1971) 17 Cal.App.3d 378, the appellant secured affidavits from jurors stating that, among other perceived problems, "several of the jurors wanted to get it over with and to go home since they were tired due to the length of the trial," and "that one went by what the lawyer said and did not independently analyze the evidence and eventually agreed with what everyone else wanted." (Id. at p. 385.) The court held that such allegations "dealt with and had the effect of proving the mental processes or reasons and subjective considerations which influenced the verdict and did not constitute competent evidence to impeach the verdict." (Id. at p. 387.)