Legal Opinion
Davis v. Celotex Corp.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided June 12, 1992No. 20651PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Justice:
The Celotex Corporation appeals a final order of the Circuit Court of Monongalia County, which entered a judgment on a jury verdict awarding Ronald Davis, as executor of the estate of Jennings Davis, $66,000 in compensatory damages and $40,-000 in punitive damages because of the asbestos-related death of his father. Celo-tex contends that the trial court erred in permitting the award of punitive damages against it because: (1) there was insufficient evidence presented at trial that Celo-tex acted willfully, wantonly, or with malice; (2) punitive damages should not be imposed…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. HaslipSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- John E. Johnson and H/w Ann Marie Johnson v. The Celotex Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Harless v. First National Bank in FairmontWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
- Sidney Roginsky v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- James Leroy Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. MaloneTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- Burgess v. PorterfieldWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
- In Re State Public Building Asbestos LitigationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
- Dunn v. HOVICCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Alkire v. First National Bank of ParsonsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
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