Arnold v. Moriarty’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “[T]he role of the trial court on a motion to set aside the jury's verdict is not to sit as a seventh juror, but, rather, to decide whether, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prevailing party, the jury could reasonably have reached the verdict that it did.... A verdict is not defective as a matter of law as long as it contains an intelligible finding so that its meaning is clear.... A verdict will be deemed intelligible if it clearly manifests the intent of the jury.... In reviewing the action of the trial court in denying the motions ... to set aside the verdict, our primary concern is to determine whether the court abused its discretion and we decide only whether, on the evidence presented, the jury could fairly reach the verdict [it] did.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 170 Conn. App. 880 - Weihing v. Preto-Rodas

2. “it is not unreasonable for a jury to determine that a plaintiff has proved some elements of his or her cause of action without proving them all ... and in such a situation a defendant's verdict is proper”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 173 Conn. App. 66 - Rendahl v. Peluso

3. “It is not our position to dictate which witnesses the jury should credit; [t]he trier [is] free to accept or reject, in whole or in part, the testimony offered by either party.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 170 Conn. App. 880 - Weihing v. Preto-Rodas