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More than 10.000 documents for directed verdict sustained
  • Pursuant to Wright v. Bloom, 69 Ohio St.3d 596, 1994-Ohio-153, the defendants were entitled to a directed verdict with respect to the bank account that was a joint account with no right of survivorship. The defendants were not entitled to a directed verdict with respect to the accounts that were either payable on death or joint with rights of survivorship. Accordingly, the trial court's judgment was sustained in part and reversed in part.

  • ... of a criminal charge) to set aside their verdict if in his opinion it is against the law or the evi... not to be implied from a request for a directed verdict. . . Application of the Amendment . ... In the second case the Court sustained a United States district court in rejecting the de...

  • A landlord may be liable for injuries sustained by a boy in an attack by a tenant's pit bull, even in the absence of proof that the animal had dangerous propensities, Maryland's highest court has ruled in reversing a directed verdict. The plaintiffs' son suffered life-threatening injuries when he was mauled by a pit bull named Clifford. Clifford was owned by a tenant of the defendant and had attacked another boy earlier in the day after twice escaping from his pen.

  • What role should a judge play in pushing a case to settle? When handling civil cases that are scheduled for jury trials, I am confronted with two seemingly conflicting beliefs. The first is respecting the attorneys' right to file and try their cases. This is to be balanced with the recognition that the trial will likely yield an "all or nothing" result, leaving one of the parties angry and bitter. This is where the settlement conference can prove to be invaluable.

    ... hasn't met his burden, a motion for directed verdict must be sustained. The judge must also pre...

  • ...U. S. 500 (1957). The jury returned a verdict for McBride,setting total damages at $275,000,... their employees, and only forinjuries sustained in the course of employment. FELA'slanguage on ca... on this point at oral argument, CSX directed us to two casescited by its amicus. In Richards v....

  • Trial court abused its discretion in allowing defendant’s computer re-creation of plaintiff’s brain surgery to be played for jury because it was disclosed to plaintiff only ten minutes prior; court erred in giving “different methods” jury instruction where doctor conceded there was only one proper method of performing plaintiff’s surgery; court erred in precluding plaintiff’s argument regarding adverse inference from missing evidence.

    ....    The jury then returned a defense verdict.    Id., ¶23.    {¶ 25}  On appeal, the... third assignment of error is therefore sustained.      V.  Directed Verdict on Branch’s Cla...

  • ... the district court erred in directing a verdict for the defendants in an action alleging fraud and... of the plaintiff's case, the trial court directed a verdict on all claims in favor of the defendants... rulings underlying that verdict can be sustained. We will, therefore, affirm the order of the distr...

  • Purchase of business

    ... denied his motion for directed  verdict and subsequently denied his motion for judgme... no evidence that appellee had  sustained any damages. The motion for directed verdict w... PLAINTIFF'S MOTIONS  FOR DIRECTED VERDICT AND JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING THE VERDICT  . - 7 -. ...

  • Mechanics Lien

    ... {¶13}  Appellees moved for a direct verdict pursuant to Civ.R. 50(A)(4).  As an  initial m..., the rule governing  directed verdicts is not applicable.  Lillibridge v. Tarman, C...).  The trial court sustained the objection.  (T. 31).   There was no further testimony ...

  • Where the trial court issued a decision that ruled on objections to the magistrate's decision but failed to adopt, modify or reject the magistrate's decision, in whole or in part, the trial court's decision did not constitute a final appealable order. Appeal dismissed.

    ...    decision granting a directed verdict on the issue of proximate cause.  For the foll... evidence, Staley moved for a directed verdict on the issue of  proximate cause.  She argued ..., although the trial court sustained Kupser's objection to the  magistrate's direct...



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