Adkins v. Foster
West Virginia Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
WORKMAN, Justice:
This is an appeal by Mark Foster and Kathy Giauque from a final order, pursuant to a jury verdict, in favor of the appel-lee, Debra Adkins, in the amount of $222,-133. The appellants contend that the trial court committed various errors which justify reversal of that final order. We reverse and remand for a new trial on the issue of damages alone, with special emphasis on the establishment of future economic damages to a reasonable degree of certainty.
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On June 21, 1986, Debra Adkins was a passenger in an automobile driven by Joseph Hammonds. That automobile was struck by a…
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