Legal Opinion
Austin v. Consolidation Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 5, 1998No. Record 972627PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hassell
Pursuant to Rule 5:42, the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia certified to this Court the following question of law:
“Whether Virginia law would recognize intentional or negligent interference with a prospective civil action by spoliation of evidence as an independent tort under the facts described below.”
The order contained the following facts:
“On May 20, 1995, the plaintiff Kenneth Austin was injured while working in a coal mine in Buchanan County, Virginia. The accident occurred when a hose that Mr. Austin was using to cool down a welding area burst in…
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