Section 16-1362 - Fixing date for new trial; new jurors

Fixing date for new trial; new jurors

If a verdict rendered pursuant to section 16-1361, or any award contained therein, is set aside or vacated, the court shall --

(1) grant a new trial with respect to the property as to which the verdict or award is set aside or vacated;

(2) fix a date for the new trial; and

(3) order a new panel of prospective jurors to be drawn, certified, or summoned as provided by section 16-1357.

The court shall then proceed with the cause as if a verdict or award had not been rendered.

CREDIT(S)

(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 580, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 16-1362.
1973 Ed., § 16-1362.

Current through September 13, 2012