That burden is called reasonable satisfaction. They're required to satisfy you of every element of their complaint and claim before they're entitled to recover a judgment. In this case you will have two verdict forms. Sanders argues that because her complaint contained several claims that were submitted to the jury, these two statements imply that Sanders had to prove all of her claims in order to recover at all. A party is entitled to proper jury instructions regarding the issues presented, and an incorrect or misleading charge may be the basis for the granting of a new trial.
Reversal is warranted only when the error is considered to be prejudicial.
The circuit court submitted more than one of Sanders's claims to the jury, and Sanders was entitled to recover if she succeeded on any one of her claims. That error prejudiced Sanders and entitled her to a new trial. Accordingly, we reverse the circuit court's judgment and remand this case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. Hooper, C.J., and Maddox, Houston, Cook, See, Lyons, Brown, Johnstone, and England, JJ., concur.