Hayzlett v. Westvaco Chlorine Products Corp.

Riley, President:

Myrta Clair Hayzlett, administratrix of the estate of R. H. Hayzlett, deceased, instituted in the Court of Common Pleas of Kanawha County her action for the alleged wrongful death of her decedent against Westvaco Chlorine Products Corporation, decedent’s employer. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence, the trial court directed a verdict for the defendant and entered judgment thereon. This writ of error is prosecuted to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County reversing the trial court’s judgment.

The declaration, containing four counts, alleges that decedent died…