Legal Opinion
Island Creek Coal Co. v. Lake Shore, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided August 11, 1988No. Civ. A. 82-0349-BPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GLEN M. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
This diversity suit is before the court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ amended complaint. The plaintiffs seek consequential and punitive damages resulting from the defendant’s alleged negligent or intentional failure to warn of a defect in a mining shaft it sold to plaintiffs. For the reasons stated below, the court concludes that plaintiffs cannot recover compensatory or punitive damages and accordingly grants summary judgment in favor of the defendant.
Facts
On September 9, 1982, the plaintiffs brought suit against the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Frye v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
- Comstock v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1959
- Island Creek Coal Company Garden Creek Pocahontas Company v. Lake Shore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
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- Gasque v. Mooers Motor Car Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1984
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