{"id":6262,"date":"2017-11-02T22:02:01","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T22:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6262"},"modified":"2017-11-24T05:48:49","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T05:48:49","slug":"motion-for-judgment-as-a-matter-of-law-request-to-rule-in-a-partys-favor-before-submitting-the-case-to-the-jury-because-there-is-no-legally-sufficient-evidentiary-foundation-on-which-a-r","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=6262","title":{"rendered":"Motion\u00a0for Directed Verdict &#8211; request the court to rule in a party&#8217;s favor before the case is submitted to the jury, or after a contrary jury verdict, because there&#8217;s no legally sufficient evidentiary basis on which a jury could find for the other party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This page contains definitions for:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Motion for a Directed Verdict<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong> \u00a0 \u00a0In the <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/\/?page_id=4376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Rule 50)<\/a>, these motions have been consolidated into Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law, which also replaces the historically used <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/\/?page_id=9320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demurrer to Evidence<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">(1956)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>1.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>A party\u2019s request that the court\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>enter a judgment in its favor before the case is submitted to the jury, or after a contrary\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>jury verdict, because there is no legally sufficient evidentiary basis on which a jury\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>could find for the other party.<\/strong>\u00a0* <strong>Under the <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/\/?page_id=3901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Rules of Civil Procedure<\/a>, a party may\u00a0<\/strong><strong>move<\/strong><em> (make motion)<\/em><strong> for <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/\/?page_id=4376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">judgment as a matter of law<\/a> anytime before the case has been submitted to the\u00a0<\/strong><strong>jury.\u00a0 This kind of motion was formerly known as a motion for directed verdict<\/strong> (and still\u00a0is in many jurisdictions)<strong>.\u00a0 If the motion is denied and the case is submitted to the jury,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>resulting in an unfavorable verdict, the motion may be renewed within ten days after\u00a0<\/strong><strong>entry of the judgment. This aspect of the motion replaces the court paper formerly\u00a0<\/strong><strong>known as a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/\/?page_id=4376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fed. R. Civ. P. 50<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict<\/span>:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">(1822)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>1.\u00a0A party\u2019s request\u00a0<\/strong><strong>that the court enter a judgment in its favor despite the jury\u2019s contrary verdict\u00a0<\/strong><strong>because there is no legally sufficient evidentiary basis for a jury to find for the\u00a0<\/strong><strong>other party. Under the <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/\/?page_id=3901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Rules of Civil Procedure<\/a>, this procedure has been\u00a0<\/strong><strong>replaced by the provision for a <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/\/?page_id=4376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">motion for judgment as a matter of law<\/a>, which\u00a0<\/strong><strong>must be presented before the case has been submitted to the jury but can be\u00a0<\/strong><strong>reasserted if it is denied and the jury returns an unfavorable verdict. <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/\/?page_id=4376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fed. R. Civ. P. 50<\/a><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>\u2014 aka<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><em>motion for j.n.o.v.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Motion for a Directed Verdict<\/span>:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">(1904)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>1.\u00a0A party&#8217;s request that the court enter judgment\u00a0<\/strong><strong>in its favor before submitting the case to the jury because there is no legally sufficient\u00a0evidentiary foundation on which a reasonable jury could find for the other party.\u00a0 Under\u00a0<\/strong><strong>the <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/\/?page_id=3901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Rules of Civil Procedure<\/a>, the equivalent court paper is known as a <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/\/?page_id=4376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">motion\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/\/?page_id=4376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for judgment as a matter of law (Rule 50)<\/a>.<\/strong> \u2013 Abbr. MDV. \u2014 aka\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>motion for directed<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> <em>verdict<\/em><\/span><\/strong>; <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><em>motion for a trial order of dismissal<\/em><\/strong><\/span>; TOD motion..<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Verdict<\/span>:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">(15c.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>1. A jury&#8217;s finding or decision on the factual issues of a case.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Directed Verdict<\/span>:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">(1912)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>1.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>A ruling by a trial judge taking a case from the jury because the evidence will permit only one reasonable verdict.<\/strong> \u2013 aka\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>instructed verdict<\/em><\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">References:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Disclaimer:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> <strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">All material throughout this website is pertinent to people everywhere, and is being utilized in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/\/?page_id=2191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fair Use<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>[1]:\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"sdfootnotesym\" href=\"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/\/?page_id=5154#sdfootnote1anc\" name=\"sdfootnote1sym\">Black\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<i>Deluxe Tenth Edition\u00a0<\/i>by Henry Campbell Black &amp; Editor in Chief Bryan A. 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