Coleman v. Sopher

499 S.E.2d 592 (1997)

201 W.Va. 588

Mary COLEMAN, J. Wesley Coleman, and Michelle Coleman, Plaintiffs Below, Appellees,

v.

Irvin SOPHER, Defendant Below, Appellant.

No. 23943.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Submitted September 17, 1997.

Decided November 20, 1997.

Dissenting Opinion of Justice Maynard November 21, 1997.

Concurring Opinion of Justice McHugh December 18, 1997.

Charles F. Johns, Amy M. Smith, Steptoe & Johnson, Clarksburg, for the Appellant.

Joseph C. Cometti, Charleston, for the Appellees.

DAVIS, Justice:

Dr. Irvin Sopher, Chief Medical Examiner for the State of West Virginia,…