624.14 Juror as witness — grounds to set aside verdict.
If a juror has personal knowledge respecting a fact in controversy in a cause, the juror must declare the fact of the knowledge in accordance with
rule of evidence 5.606(a)
, and the juror may not testify in the trial of the case in which the juror is sitting. Proof of such a declaration may be made by any juror in support of a motion to set aside a verdict.
[C51, §3010; R60, §4801; C73, §4433; C97, §5381; C24, §13858; C27, 31, 35, §11496-b1, 13858; C39, §11496.1, 13858; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §624.14, 780.17; C79, 81, §624.14]
83 Acts, ch 37, §5
Referred to in §602.8102(98)
Structure Iowa Code
Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT
Section 624.1 - Evidence in ordinary actions.
Section 624.2 - Ordinary actions — evidence on appeal.
Section 624.3 - Evidence in equitable actions.
Section 624.4 - Equitable actions — evidence on appeal.
Section 624.5 - Abstracts in equity causes.
Section 624.9 - Detailed report of trial.
Section 624.10 - Certification — ipso facto bill.
Section 624.11 - Matters excluded.
Section 624.11A - Juror challenge — municipal taxpayers.
Section 624.12 - Panel exhausted.
Section 624.13 - Interlocutory questions.
Section 624.14 - Juror as witness — grounds to set aside verdict.
Section 624.15 - Must be on material point.
Section 624.16 - Costs of new trial.
Section 624.17 - Special execution — pleading.
Section 624.18 - Designation and calculation of damages.
Section 624.19 - Court acting as jury.
Section 624.20 - Satisfaction of judgment.
Section 624.21 - Complete record.
Section 624.22 - Personal judgment — when authorized.
Section 624.23 - Liens of judgments — real estate — homesteads — support judgments.
Section 624.24 - When judgment lien attaches.
Section 624.24A - Liens of support judgments — titled personal property.
Section 624.25 - Appellate court judgments.
Section 624.26 - Docketing transcript.
Section 624.27 - Judgment against railway.
Section 624.29 - Conveyance by commissioner.
Section 624.31 - Conveys title.
Section 624.32 - Other parties.
Section 624.33 - Approval by court.