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    Entry of verdict
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  • ARTICLE 41
    Trial By a Jury
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    SECTION 4113

    Disagreement by jury

    Civil Practice Law & Rules (CVP) CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 41

    § 4113. Disagreement by jury. (a) Unanimous verdict not required. A
    verdict may be rendered by not less than five-sixths of the jurors
    constituting a jury.

    (b) Procedure where jurors disagree. Where five-sixths of the jurors
    constituting a jury cannot agree after being kept together for as long
    as is deemed reasonable by the court, the court shall discharge the jury
    and direct a new trial before another jury.