Legal Opinion
Aikens v. Debow
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided January 16, 2001No. 27376PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCOTT, Justice.
This case arises upon certified question from the Circuit Court of Berkeley County and presents the issue of entitlement to recovery in tort of economic loss not accompanied by bodily injury or property damage, a matter not previously resolved with precision by this Court.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Plaintiff1 Richard Aikens operates a motel and restaurant known as the Martinsburg Econo-Lodge (“Econo-Lodge”), which is located on Route 901 and can be accessed by exiting from Interstate 81 at the Spring Mills Road exit. While the Route 901 overpass bridge permits the…
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