Legal Opinion

Ben T. Honea v. West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, a Corporation, and Jervis B. Webb Company of Georgia

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 30, 1967No. 10445PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOREMAN, Circuit Judge.

Attacked on appeal in this personal injury action are (1) the trial court’s charge to the jury on the issue of assumption of risk, and (2) the court’s refusal to submit to the jury the question of the defendant’s willful, wanton and reckless misconduct.

Plaintiffs, Ben T. Honea and the Standard Accident Insurance Company, brought this action against West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company (hereafter defendant or Pulp Company) in the federal district court at Charleston, South Carolina, for injuries sustained by Honea on the defendant’s premises. Ho-nea was on Pulp Company’s…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Hicks v. McCANDLISHSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1952
  2. Bruno v. Pendleton Realty Co., Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1962
  3. Shearer v. DeShonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1962
  4. Trent v. Atlantic City Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
  5. Yaun v. BaldridgeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1964

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Moloso v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Bitzan v. ParisiWashington Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Hite v. Maritime Overseas CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1974
  4. Kollsman, A Division of Sequa Corp. v. CohenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
  5. Chrisley v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1985

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