# Duty v. Walker

> West Virginia Supreme Court · November 28, 1988 · 180 W. Va. 149

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9587839

## Case

- **Full name:** John Junior DUTY v. James M. WALKER and Falcon Drilling Corporation
- **Court:** West Virginia Supreme Court
- **Decided:** November 28, 1988
- **Citations:** 180 W. Va. 149; 375 S.E.2d 781; 1988 W. Va. LEXIS 176; 1988 WL 142876
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by McGRAW
- **Judges:** McGRAW
- **Cited by:** 3 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

McGRAW, Justice,
dissenting:
I dissent for the reason that deliberate intent is a subjective determination and all in the eye of the beholder — in this case, the jury. Accordingly, I would affirm the circuit court’s refusal to set aside the jury’s verdict.

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