121.Section 71 is based on section 31 of the Court of Session Act 1988. It provides that a party to the case may apply to the Sheriff Appeal Court for that court to direct that a verdict be returned in whole (or in part) in that party’s favour. It further sets out what the Sheriff Appeal Court may do in respect of that application.
The Act Part 3 – Civil Procedure Civil jury trials Section 71 – Verdict subject to opinion of the Sheriff Appeal Court