State Ex Rel. Vapor Corp. v. Narick

MILLER, Justice:

The petitioners in this original action in prohibition seek to prevent the Circuit Court of Marshall County, West Virginia, from continuing an order, which set aside a settlement agreement among several defendants in a wrongful death action, on the grounds of public policy. After reviewing the terms of this agreement, we conclude that it does not violate the public policy of this State. We also reject the arguments, raised for the first time in this court, that the agreement is “barred by fraud” or prohibited under the law of Pennsylvania. Accordingly, we issue the writ of…