On appeal from a directed verdict, how will the court view the evidence in the light of the directed verdict?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Vardanyan v. AMCO Ins. Co., 197 Cal.Rptr.3d 195, 243 Cal.App.4th 779 (Cal. App. 2015):
A directed verdict is reviewed de novo. (Brassinga v. City of Mountain View (1998) 66 Cal.App.4th 195, 210, 77 Cal.Rptr.2d 660.) " On appeal from a judgment on a directed verdict, appellate courts view the evidence in the light
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