Legal Opinion

Kocher v. Oxford Life Insurance

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided July 2, 2004No. 31539Published

1Opinion of the Court

602 S.E.2d 499 (2004)

216 W.Va. 56

Charles KOCHER, Plaintiff Below, Appellee

v.

OXFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant Below, Appellant.

No. 31539.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Submitted January 27, 2004.

Decided June 17, 2004.

Dissenting Opinion of Justice McGraw July 2, 2004.

Michael W. McGuane, McGuane Law Offices, Robert P. Fitzsimmons, Fitzsimmons Law Offices, Wheeling, for Appellee.

Johnny M. Knisely, II, Thomas R. Goodwin, Goodwin & Goodwin, Charleston, for Appellant.

2Per curiam

In this case a jury was incorrectly instructed that it had no discretion with respect to an award of…

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3Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. BMW of North America, Inc. v. GoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. TXO Production Corp. v. Alliance Resources Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Skaggs v. Elk Run Coal Co., Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1996

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