· 6/16/2000
Lively v. Rufus
Citations
- 533 S.E.2d 662
- 207 W. Va. 436
- 2000 W. Va. LEXIS 52
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[R]ulings on the admission of evidence ... are committed to the discretion óf the trial court.” (internal quotations and citation omitted)
- “[R]ulings on the admission of evidence . . . are committed to the discretion of the trial court.” (internal quotations and citation omitted)
- \[W]e find that the circuit court did not err by excluding the `Settlement and Indemnification Agreement.'\
- “[W]e find that the circuit court did not err by excluding the ‘Settlement and Indemnification Agreement.’ ”
- “Normally, the plaintiff in a tort action is required to prove both the defendant’s liability and the damages he or she has suffered as a result of the defendant’s wrongdoing.”
- “[W]e 2 conclude that the circuit court abused its discretion in submitting to the jury an interrogatory that was inconsistent with and contradictory to the law and the jury instructions, and otherwise obtuse.”
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Judges: Davis
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