Edmunds v. CBC Enterprises, Inc.

The majority concludes that plaintiff’s evidence of an equitable assignment was properly struck by the trial court because Edmunds “failed to present evidence that Snow, acting on behalf of Abatement, intended to relinquish all control of the funds.” To reach this result, the majority attempts to distinguish controlling case law and claims to apply well-established standards of appellate review, but fails on both counts.

To strike Edmunds’ evidence, the trial court in this case had to conclude that the evidence was insufficient to support a jury verdict in his favor. The trial court was…