# Court of Session Act 1868, Section 61: New trial not to be granted if Court equally divided.


No verdict of a jury shall be discharged or set aside upon a motion for a new trial, unless in conformity with the opinion of a majority of the judges of the division, and in case of equal division judgment shall be given in conformity with the verdict; but this provision shall not apply to hearings upon bills of exceptions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/31-32/100/section/61 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-session-act-1868/section-61
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