general verdict rule

general-verdict rule. The principle that when a general verdict is returned on multiple causes of action (or theories of recovery), it is presumed on appeal that the jury found in the prevailing party’s favor on each cause of action. [Cases: Appeal and Error 930(4). C.J.S. Appeal and Error § 770.]

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