Allied Bank-West, N.A., and First Interstate Bank of Texas, N.A. v. Russell Stein, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

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• overturning grant of judgment as a matter of law on different ground than that in the initial directed verdict
• explaining that under Rule 50, a motion for directed verdict is a prerequisite and “virtually jurisdictional” so that a motion for JNOV cannot assert a ground that was not included in the motion for directed verdict
• overturning grant of judgment as a matter of law on different ground than that in the initial directed verdict
• reviewing new trial order for abuse of discretion

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