Legal Opinion
Mills v. Quality Supplier Trucking, Inc.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided November 20, 1998No. 25141PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WORKMAN, Justice:
We are presented with two certified questions from the Circuit Court of Mineral County, West Virginia, regarding negligent hiring and wrongful death claims pending in West Virginia against an Ohio trucking company based upon manslaughter occurring in the state of Maryland. The questions certified to this Court, including the circuit court’s answers, are as follows:
1. In a wrongful death action pending in West Virginia against a trucking company principally located in Ohio, which is based upon a claim that the trucking company negligently hired a driver who shot and killed a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bradley v. Appalachian Power Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
- Gallapoo v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
- Lee v. ComerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1976
- Coffindaffer v. CoffindafferWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
- Adkins v. St. Francis Hospital of Charleston, W. Va.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by11 opinions
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