2005 Minnesota Statutes

     546.17 Verdict by five-sixths of jury.  

    In any civil action or proceeding in any court of record 
 the jury therein may return a verdict, after six hours of 
 deliberation, upon an agreement by five-sixths of its number.  
 The jury's deliberation commences when the officer in charge of 
 the jury is sworn.  The court administrator records that time.  

    HIST: (9301) 1913 c 63 s 1; 1955 c 220 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 
 s 82