Legal Opinion
CGM Contractors, Inc. v. Contractors Environmental Services, Inc.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided August 2, 1989No. 18315PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Justice:
This case involves the novel issue of whether a corporate officer may be cross-examined about the prior criminal conviction of his corporation. The defendant, Contractors Environmental Services, Inc. (CESI), appeals from a final order of the Circuit Court of Wood County entered on September 28, 1987, which granted a new trial to the plaintiff, CGM Contractors, Inc. (CGM). On appeal, CESI asserts that it was not reversible error to question the vice president of CGM about a prior felony conviction of that corporation; consequently, the trial court should not have granted CGM’s…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United States v. Trenton Potteries Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- State v. McAboyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
- Lillian Kilpatrick v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Lillian KilpatrickCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Pfotzer v. Aqua System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by8 opinions
- 74 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 1761, 47 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1158 Linda S. Walden James P. Murphy George C. Poirier v. Georgia-Pacific Corp. Virgil H. Gardner Michael A. Vidan Howard Schutte David M. Watson Curt Riggin Robert Lindsey James R. Hurd Felmer Cummins George Foster Rich Moody John Doe Jane DoeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- State v. JenkinsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1994
- Walden v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Wilkinson v. BowserWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
- Blankenship v. Mingo County Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1992
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