by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Minnesota
(a) At or Before the Close of Evidence. A party may, at the close of the evidence or at an earlier reasonable time that the court directs, file and furnish to every other party written requests that the court instruct the jury on the law as set forth in the...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Minnesota
If the motion for judgment as a matter of law is denied, the party who prevailed on that motion may, as respondent on appeal, assert grounds entitling the party to a new trial in the event the appellate court concludes that the trial court erred in denying the motion...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Minnesota
(a) Conditional Rulings. If the motion for judgment as a matter of law is granted, the court shall also rule on the motion for a new trial, if any, by determining whether it should be granted if the judgment is thereafter vacated or reversed, and shall specify the...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Minnesota
If, for any reason, the court does not grant a motion for judgment as a matter of law made during trial , the court is considered to have submitted the action to the jury subject to the court’s later deciding the legal questions raised by the motion. Whether or...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Minnesota
(a) Standard. If during a trial by jury a party has been fully heard on an issue and there is no legally sufficient evidentiary basis for a reasonable jury to find for that party on that issue, the court may decide the issue against that party and may grant a motion...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Minnesota
The court may submit to the jury, together with appropriate forms for a general verdict, written interrogatories upon one or more issues of fact the decision of which is necessary to a verdict. The court shall give such explanation or instruction as may be necessary...
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