Section 4110-C. Trial jury; viewing of premises  


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  • 1. When during the course
      of a trial the court is of the opinion that a viewing or observation  by
      the  jury  of  the premises or place where alleged injuries to person or
      property were sustained in an accident or  occurrence  claimed  to  have
      been the cause thereof or of any other premises or place involved in the
      case  will  be  helpful  to the jury in determining any material factual
      issue, it may in its discretion, at any time before the commencement  of
      the  summations,  order  that  the jury be conducted to such premises or
      place for such  purpose  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this
      section.
        2.  In  such case, the jury must be kept together throughout under the
      supervision of an appropriate public servant or  servants  appointed  by
      the  court, and the court itself must be present throughout. The parties
      to the action and counsel for them may as a matter of right  be  present
      throughout, but such right may be waived.
        3.  The  purpose  of  such  an  inspection  is solely to permit visual
      observation by the jury of the premises or place in question and neither
      the court, the parties, counsel nor the jurors may engage in  discussion
      or argumentation concerning the significance or implications of anything
      under observation or concerning any issue in the case.