Duties of assessors.
Section 62
SEC. 62. Duties of assessors. — The duties of assessors, when their aid is invoked as herein provided, shall be to sit with the justice upon the trial of the action and to advise him in the determination of all questions of law or fact involved in the case; but the final responsibility for the decision must rest with the justice. If the two assessors shall both be of the opinion that the finding of fact or judgment in any action is wrong, they shall certify in writing their dissent therefrom and their reasons for such dissent, and sign such certification, which shall be filed with the other papers in the action. In case such dissent is filed and the action is appealed, the dissent shall be filed with the other appeal papers in the Court of First Instance, and that court shall give to the dissent such weight as, in its opinion, it is entitled to.