SKAGGS v. ELK RUN COAL CO., INC.

No. 23178.

479 S.E.2d 561 (1996)

198 W.Va. 51

Alfred M. SKAGGS, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. ELK RUN COAL COMPANY, INC., a West Virginia Corporation, Defendant Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided July 11, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra Kilgore, Burton & Kilgore, Princeton, for Appellant.

Daniel L. Stickler, Gregory S. Metzger, Jackson & Kelly, Charleston, for Appellee.


CLECKLEY, Justice:

The appellant herein and plaintiff below, Alfred M. Skaggs, appeals the Circuit Court of Raleigh County's denial of the plaintiff's motion to set aside the verdict in the jury trial and to grant a new trial. On appeal, the plaintiff raises several issues regarding evidentiary and instructional errors committed by the trial court. For reasons detailed below...

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