What is the test for directed verdict in a civil case?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Persaud, 2017 ONSC 7007 (CanLII):
The test to be applied for a directed verdict is whether or not there is any evidence, direct or indirect, upon which a jury, properly instructed, could reasonably convict: [The United States of America v. Shephard, 1976 CanLII 8, [1977] 2 SCR (S.C.C.)].
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