What is the test for sustaining a jury's verdict in a civil case?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Cutting, 538 F.2d 835 (9th Cir. 1976):
"The general rule of application is that '(t)he verdict of a jury must be sustained if there is substantial evidence, taking the view most favorable to the Government, to support it.' Glasser v. United States, 315 U.S. 60, 80, 62 S.Ct. 457, 469, 86 L.Ed. 680 (1942)." Hamling v. United States, supra, 418 U.S. at 124, 94 S.Ct. at 2911.
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