198 W. Va. 554 - Goodwin v. Hale’s Empirical Analysis
1996
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Atkinson · Silber v. United States · New York Cent Co v. Johnson · 169 W. Va. 440 - Sydenstricker v. Unipunch Products, Inc. · 197 W. Va. 122 - Alkire v. First National Bank of Parsons
Most-quoted passages
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“[i]t is always the duty of the trial court to instruct the jury on all correct principles of law. Instructing a jury on a correct statement of the law applicable to the case is essential to a fair trial.” Syllabus Point 1, Goodwin v. Hale, 198 W.Va. 554 , 482 S.E.2d 171 (1996).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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