GRIM, District Judge.
The jury in this case brought in a verdict for the defendant.
During its deliberations the jury sent the following note to the trial judge: "We think that both parties were equally guilty of negligence, but we would like to place the Court costs on the defendant. Can we do this?"
Without consulting counsel the trial judge answered the note by writing on the bottom of it the following reply and returning it to the jury: "You cannot...
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