Skaggs v. Elk Run Coal Co., Inc.
West Virginia Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
CLECKLEY, Justice:
The appellant herein and plaintiff below, Alfred M. Skaggs, appeals the Circuit Court of Raleigh County’s denial of the plaintiffs motion to set aside the verdict in the jury trial and to grant a new trial. On appeal, the plaintiff raises several issues regarding evi-dentiary and instructional errors committed by the trial court. For reasons detailed below,. we find the trial court’s instruction contained reversible error and we order a new trial.
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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The plaintiff was hired by the appellee herein and the defendant below, Elk Run Coal Company, on…
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