What is the test for appealing a jury verdict in a medical malpractice case?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Jennings v. Latendresse, 2014 ONCA 517 (CanLII):

A high degree of deference is accorded to the jury verdict, even if there is another conclusion that the evidence could have supported: see Lazare v. Harvey, 2008 ONCA 171, leave to appeal to S.C.C. refused, [2010] S.C.C.A. No. 320.

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