Bell v. Vecellio & Grogan, Inc.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the Circuit Court of Raleigh County, in which the trial court granted the appellee’s motion for a directed verdict on the ground that the appellant failed to present evidence sufficient to make a prima facie case to establish “deliberate intention” on the part of the appellee, the appellant’s employer, as required by W.Va.Code, 23^1-2(c)(2)(ii)(A) through (E) [1991] 1 . This Court has before it the petition for appeal, all matters of record and the briefs and argument of counsel. For the reasons stated below, the judgment of the circuit court is…