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· 7/22/1993

Linville v. Moss

Citations

  • 433 S.E.2d 281
  • 189 W. Va. 570
  • 1993 W. Va. LEXIS 125

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that a verdict will be considered inadequate if the \sum [is] so low that under the facts of the case reasonable men cannot differ about its adequacy\
  • discussing Type 4 classification of inadequate damage awards under Freshwater v. Booth, 160 W.Va. 156, 233 S.E.2d 312 (1977), analysis
  • categorizing inadequate jury awards into four typologies and describing type four as case where liability was clearly established and jury was confused only as to measure of damages
  • categorizing inadequate jury awards into four typologies and describing type four as case where liability was clearly established and jury was confused only as to measure of damages
  • preserving allocation of fault and awarding new trial on damages where “the jury’s award . . . must have been based upon some misinterpretation of the law of damages.”

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Judges: Workman

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