Peterson v. Wilson

After a jury found in favor of Sylvester Peterson (plaintiff) and awarded damages in his wrongful-termination suit against Bobby Wilson (defendant), the trial judge met privately with jurors after the verdict, outside the presence of the parties or counsel, and concluded from what jurors told him that the jury had disregarded the court's instructions and considered improper facts. Based on that information, the judge granted Wilson's motion for a new trial, which resulted in a verdict for Wilson; Peterson appealed.