[DOWNLOAD] "Adkins V. Aluminum Co." by Supreme Court of Washington # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Adkins V. Aluminum Co.
- Author : Supreme Court of Washington
- Release Date : January 03, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 76 KB
Description
This is a personal injury suit brought by Jerry Adkins*fn1 against the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) for injuries he sustained while working as a roofer on a building owned by ALCOA. Following the liability phase of a bifurcated first trial, the jury returned a verdict finding ALCOA 80 percent negligent and Mr. Adkins 20 percent negligent. The trial court, however, granted ALCOA's motion for a mistrial made after the liability verdict was returned; ALCOA's motion was based upon the jury's use of a law dictionary during deliberations. Following retrial, the second jury returned a verdict in favor of ALCOA on the liability issue. Judgment was entered accordingly. Mr. Adkins appealed, raising a number of issues. We accepted