Legal Opinion
Jones v. Trustees of Bethany College
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 2, 1986No. 16910PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Chief Justice:
William E. Jones, the plaintiff, appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Ohio County granting a motion to dismiss his personal injury action on the ground that the action is barred by the statute of limitations.
The facts are not in dispute and can be briefly outlined. On August 8, 1978, the plaintiff while operating a motor vehicle on a highway in Ohio County, West Virginia, collided with another vehicle owned by the trustees of Bethany College and being operated by one of its employees in the course of his employment. The plaintiff sustained personal injuries to…
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