Guillermo Sanjuan, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Ibp, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee

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• holding that this court will set aside a jury verdict only if the evidence admitted in error prejudicially affects the opposing party such that it “can be reasonably concluded that ... without such evidence, there would have been a contrary result” (quotations omitted)
• noting that “character evidence is admissible in civil trials to show motive or intent”
• stating that even if “error is found in the admission of evidence, we will set aside a jury verdict only if the error prejudicially affects a substantial right of a party”
• articulating standard as sustaining injury for which one might assert future claim of benefits
• granting new trial based on erroneous admission of hearsay evidence where the record reflected “substantial use of the hearsay evidence ... during the taking of evidence and during argument”
• rejecting challenge to verdict form because the instructions clearly informed the jury of the legal standard and “[t]he fact that the question on the verdict form does not contain the language the instructions contain is immaterial.”

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