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Code · New Jersey · Title 2B — Court Organization and Civil Code · Chapter 23

2B:23-17. Verdict by five-sixths of the jury

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In any civil trial by jury, at least five-sixths of the jurors shall render the verdict unless the parties stipulate that a smaller majority of jurors may render the verdict.
Source: 2A:80-2
L.1995,c.44,s.1.
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