Legal Opinion

Hovermale v. Berkeley Springs Moose Lodge No. 1483

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided October 7, 1980No. 14754PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcGraw, Justice

Syvillia Hovermale, plaintiff below, appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of Morgan County granting the defendant below, the Berkeley Springs Moose Lodge No. 1483, its motion for a directed verdict in this wrongful death action. In addition to her contention that the trial court took from the jury an issue of fact, the appellant asks us to review certain jury instructions involving, respectively, the standard of care owed to an invitee, the credibility of certain medical testimony, and the issue of contributory negligence. She also appeals from an order denying her motion for a new…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Morgan v. PriceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Wilson v. EdwardsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1953
  3. Dicken v. Liverpool Salt & Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Depue v. FlatauSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
  5. Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc. v. ScherpenisseCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. Andrick v. Town of BuckhannonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Lindsey v. Miami Development Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Maples v. West Virginia Department of CommerceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Ratlief v. YokumWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Thornton v. CAMC, ETC.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1983

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