· 7/29/1981
Groves v. Compton
Citations
- 280 S.E.2d 708
- 167 W. Va. 873
- 1981 W. Va. LEXIS 709
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that when jury is not apprised of prior settlement amount “the trial court deducts the settlement figure from the award before entering the judgment’’
- stating that when jury is not apprised of prior settlement amount “the trial court 14 deducts the settlement figure from the award before entering the judgment”
- trial court has discretion concerning the information to be provided to a jury about a settlement and concerning whether any offset necessitated by the settlement should be made by the court or by the jury
- trial court has discretion concerning the information to be provided to a jury about a settlement and concerning whether any offset necessitated by the settlement should be made by the court or by the jury
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Judges: Miller
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