Opinion ID: 1657508
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: Whether McBride was entitled to certain jury instructions regarding the liability of Chevron.

Text: McBride asserts that the trial court erred in failing to grant jury instructions P-1, P-9, P-10, and P-15. All four of these jury instructions were peremptory in nature. Under the appropriate standard of review, this Court will consider: the evidence in the light most favorable to the appellee, giving that party the benefit of all favorable inferences that may be reasonably drawn from the evidence. If the facts so considered point so overwhelmingly in favor of the appellant that reasonable men could not have arrived at a contrary verdict, [we are] required to reverse and render. On the other hand if there is substantial evidence in support of the verdict, that is, evidence of such quality and weight that reasonable and fair minded jurors in the exercise of their impartial judgment might have reached different conclusions, affirmance is required. Sperry-New Holland v. Prestage, 617 So.2d 248, 252 (Miss. 1993) [citing Munford Inc. v. Fleming, 597 So.2d 1282, 1284 (Miss. 1992)]. Where there is conflicting evidence, the jury should be instructed in a manner which allows them to make the decision whether negligence occurred. After reviewing the instructions in question, this Court finds that the jury was properly instructed as to the issues in question. Accordingly, this assignment is without merit.