Legal Opinion

Trent v. Cook

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 17, 1996No. 23077PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WORKMAN, Justice:

This case is before the Court 1 upon the appeal 2 of Continental Casualty Company 3 from the March 8, 1995, final order of the Circuit Court of Wyoming County, denying Appellant’s post-trial motions to set aside a jury verdict finding Appellee Stevie Ray Trent forty percent negligent and the tort-feasor, Tammy L. Cook, sixty percent negligent. 4 Appellant argues that the trial court erred in denying its post-trial motion to set aside the jury verdict because: 1) Appellee was not “occupying” the insured vehicle at the time of the accident and is not an “insured” under the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Powderidge Unit Owners Ass'n v. Highland Properties, Ltd.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Keffer v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1970
  3. State Automobile Mutual Insurance v. YoulerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Parkulo v. West Virginia Board of Probation & ParoleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange v. HigginbothamMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980

11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by40 opinions

  1. DeVane v. KennedyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Credit Acceptance Corp. v. Robert J. and Billye S. Front, etc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2013
  3. State v. PaynterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Lively v. RufusWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2000
  5. State Ex Rel. Clark v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of West Virginia, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1998

35 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API