What is the test for a jury to deliver a verdict that is not supported by the evidence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Allyn v. Fallbrook Union Elementary Sch. Dist., D068325 (Cal. App. 2017):
Case law establishes that "where a party to a civil lawsuit claims a jury verdict is not supported by the evidence, but asserts no error in the jury instructions, the adequacy of the evidence must be measured against the instructions given the jury." (Null v. City of Los Angeles (1988) 206 Cal.App.3d 1528, 1535, italics added.) This rule applies here
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