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A man filed a federal diversity action against a bus company, seeking damages for injuries he had sustained in an accident while riding a bus owned by the company. The man demanded a jury trial. After the parties' attorneys examined the prospective jurors and exercised their challenges, six jurors and two alternate jurors were chosen. During the trial, two jurors became ill and were replaced by the alternate jurors. At the conclusion of replaced by the alternate jurors. At the conclusion of the trial, a third juror also became ill, and the court excused that juror. The parties' attorneys stipulated to the return of a verdict from a five-person jury. The jury then deliberated and returned a verdict for the company. The man timely filed a motion for a new trial, arguing that the five-person jury was not large enough to return a verdict. Should the court grant the motion?

category

law

options

  1. No, because the verdict was reached before the third juror was excused.
  2. No, because the court properly excused the three jurors due to illness.
  3. Yes, because there must be at least six jurors on a federal civil jury.
  4. Yes, because there must be at least 12 jurors on a federal civil jury.
  5. Yes, because the replacement of jurors during the trial invalidated the verdict.
  6. Yes, because the stipulation of the attorneys cannot override federal jury size requirements.
  7. No, because the parties stipulated to a verdict from a jury of fewer than six jurors.
  8. No, because the illness of jurors is a valid reason for reducing the jury size.
  9. No, because the remaining jurors were sufficient to reach a unanimous decision.
  10. Yes, because the man was not given a fair trial due to the reduced jury size.

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ori_mmlu-professional_law

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