Virginia § 8.01-680 - When judgment of trial court not to be set aside unless plainly wrong, etc
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§ 8.01-680. When judgment of trial court not to be set aside unless plainly wrong, etc
When a case, civil or criminal, is tried by a jury and a party objects to the judgment or action of the court in granting or refusing to grant a new trial on a motion to set aside the verdict of a jury on the ground that it is contrary to the evidence, or when a case is decided by a court without the intervention of a jury and a party objects to the decision on the ground that it is contrary to the evidence, the judgment of the trial court shall not be set aside unless it appears from the evidence that such judgment is plainly wrong or without evidence to support it.
Code 1950, § 8-491; 1977, c. 617.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8.01-680 ("When judgment of trial court not to be set aside unless plainly wrong, etc") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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