LCR  49.
                          VERDICTS


     (k) Receiving Verdict During Absence of Counsel.  A
     party or attorney desiring to be present at the return
     of the verdict must remain in attendance at the
     courthouse or be available by telephone call.  If a
     party or attorney fails to appear within 20 minutes of
     telephone notice to the attorney’s office, home or
     other number, the court may proceed to take the verdict
     in the absence of such party or attorney.  In such case
     the jury shall be individually polled and the identity
     of any dissenting jurors recorded.


[Adopted effective September 1, 1991.]