Hoschar v. Appalachian Power Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROBERT C. CHAMBERS, District Judge.

Pending before the Court are Defendant Appalachian Power Company’s Motion for Summary Judgment, (ECF No. 88), and Defendant Industrial Contractors, Ine.’s Motion for Summary Judgment, (ECF No. 90). Because Plaintiffs’ claims against Defendants share the same relevant facts, the Court will address both motions in a single opinion. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS summary judgment in favor of Defendants.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff1 has lived in Mason County, West Virginia, for most of his life. Hoschar Dep. at 18-26,…