Estate of Blair v. Austin

Estate of Jeffrey Blair by Personal Representative Tiauna Blair v. David Austin, No. 35, September Term 2019. Opinion by Hotten, J. APPELLATE REVIEW – JURY FACTUAL FINDINGS – In a civil jury trial, when the evidence produces only one inference, then it is an issue of law for the court to decide. However, where the evidence generates several possible inferences, the jury, as the trier of fact, is the sole arbitrator of the weight and value of the evidence. Appellate courts have very limited roles in reviewing the jury’s factual findings and must not substitute the jury’s findings with its own.…