Legal Opinion

Adkins v. Foster

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided July 23, 1992No. 20652PublishedCited by 22 opinions

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…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jordan v. BeroWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Roberts v. Stevens Clinic Hospital, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Brodie v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  4. Flannery v. United StatesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Addair v. Majestic Petroleum Co., Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Page v. Columbia Natural Resources, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Foster v. SakhaiWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Capper v. GatesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Craighead v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Adkins v. FosterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995

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