Legal Opinion
Pasquale v. Ohio Power Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 1992No. 20264PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Chief Justice:
Ohio Power Company, an Ohio corporation, and Central Operating Company, a West Virginia corporation (the Power Companies), appeal a final order of the Circuit Court of Mason County, dated November 8, 1990, denying their motion for a new trial and affirming a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Daphne Pasquale. The plaintiff filed a wrongful death action against the Power Companies after her husband, Michael Pasquale, was killed while working for an independent contractor, Gallia Refrigeration, Inc. (Gallia), on the Power Companies' premises. The jury awarded the…
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