Adkins v. Chevron, USA, Inc.

Chevron, USA, Inc. (“Chevron”) appeals both a jury verdict awarding Herbert Adkins $246,037.48 and the denial of its post-trial motions by the Circuit Court of Kanawha County. Mr. Adkins, a gasoline delivery truck driver, was injured when the driveway of Chevron’s fueling facility collapsed under the truck Mr. Adkins was driving sending the truck’s left front tire into a sink hole. On appeal, Chevron maintains: first, because the evidence was insufficient, the circuit court erred in failing to grant Chevron summary judgment or a directed verdict; second, the circuit court’s instructions to…