Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 546.19 (2026)
Verdict, General And Special
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A general verdict is one by which the jury find generally upon all the issues in favor of the plaintiff or defendant. A special verdict is one by which they find the facts only, and it shall so present the conclusions of fact as established by the evidence that nothing remains to the court but to draw from them conclusions of law.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1951–2010 · leading case: Roske v. Ilykanyics, 45 N.W.2d 769 (Minn. 1951).
Roske v. Ilykanyics, 45 N.W.2d 769 (Minn. 1951). “” General and special verdicts are defined by § 546.19 as follows: “A general verdict is one by which the jury find generally upon all the issues in favor of the plaintiff or defendant.”
Cnty. of Washington v. TMT Land V, LLC, 791 N.W.2d 132 (Minn. Ct. App. 2010). “” Minn.Stat. § 546.19 (2008). “A special verdict is one by which they find the facts only, and it shall so present the conclusions of fact as established by the evidence that nothing remains to the court but to draw from them conclusions of law.”
Klennert v. Dorholt, 386 N.W.2d 383 (Minn. Ct. App. 1986). “Minn.Stat. § 546.19 (1984) provides that: A general verdict is one by which the jury find generally upon all the issues in favor of the plaintiff or defendant.”
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