208 W. Va. 139 - Graham v. Wallace’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 194 W. Va. 657 - State v. Guthrie · 194 W. Va. 643 - Tanner v. Rite Aid of West Virginia, Inc. · 175 W. Va. 572 - State v. Sandler · 156 W. Va. 678 - Adams v. Sparacio · 199 W. Va. 92 - Wilkinson v. Bowser
Most-quoted passages
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“In determining whether there is sufficient evidence to support a jury verdict the court should: (1) consider the evidence most favorable to the prevailing party; (2) assume that all conflicts in the evidence were resolved by the jury in favor of the prevailing party; (3) assume as proved all facts which the prevailing party’s evidence tends to prove; and (4) give to the prevailing parly the benefit of all favorable inferences which reasonably may be drawn from the facts proved.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“once an expert witness is permitted to testify, it is within the province of the jury to evaluate his or her testimony, credentials, background and qualifications.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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