The petition by the defendant Mandell Blau, M.D.'s, P.C., for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 115 Conn. App. 25 (AC 29597), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Did the Appellate Court properly determine that the trial court incorrectly denied the plaintiff's motion to set aside the verdict based upon juror misconduct? If the answer is `yes,' was the Appellate Court correct in ordering a new trial?"
Richard C. Tynan, John B. Farley and Laura Pascale Zaino, in support of the petition.
Oliver B. Dickins, in opposition.
PALMER, J., did not participate in the consideration of or decision on this petition. The Supreme Court docket number is SC 18479.