Gunn v. Hope Gas, Inc.

On June 15, 1988, the plaintiff, Irene Gunn, filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Calhoun County seeking injunctive and declaratory relief to enforce a contract with the defendant, Hope Gas, Inc., a West Virginia corporation, to provide her a gas connection and gas service. The plaintiff also sought compensatory damages for the loss of her interest in gas service from a pipeline which was subsequently abandoned pursuant to a Public Service Commission order on July 18, 1988.

Activity relevant to this case began in March, 1978, when the plaintiff conveyed a pipeline right-of-way easement…