Appellate Court of Illinois November 12, 1981, 80-2441 (Frede v. Downs)

Mr. JUSTICE JIGANTI

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Gregory Frede, was injured in a boating accident. A juror wrongfully secreted his own book on boating into the jury room. The book had not been referred to during the trial. To a certain extent the book was referred to by the jurors during their deliberations.