Legal Opinion
Ellis v. King
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 5, 1990No. 19792PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROTHERTON, Justice:
The petitioners, Tom and Mara Ellis, petition for a writ of prohibition preventing the judge from granting a partial summary judgment.
On December 23, 1987, Mara Ellis was driving the Ellis’ new 1988 Volvo, when she was struck by a tractor trailer owned by JMI Transport, Inc., and driven by Hamilton M. Potter. The axle of the Ellis’ car was broken during the accident. The car, which they had owned for three days, cost approximately $19,000 when purchased. It took approximately five months to repair the car, at a cost of $4,770. Since the repair, there have been no…
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