Judgment Notwithstanding The Verdict (JNOV)

What is it? Reversal of a jurys verdict by a judge when the judge believes that there were insufficient facts on which to base the jurys verdict, or that the verdict did not correctly apply the law. This procedure is similar to a situation in which a judge orders a jury to arrive at a particular verdict, called a directed verdict. In fact, a judgment notwithstanding the verdict is occasionally made when a jury refuses to follow a judges instruction to arrive at a certain verdict. Incidentally, for those of a scholarly bent, this term has its roots in the Latin non obstante verdicto, meaning notwithstanding the verdict.

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