Blake v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.

DAVIS, Justice:

The plaintiffs below and appellants herein, Charles K. Blake, Sr., and Adelia A. Blake, appeal from an order entered June 17, 1996, by the Circuit Court of Kanawha County. Ruling in favor of the defendant below and appellee herein, Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc., the circuit court dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims of fraud and misrepresentation against the defendant, finding that an earlier lawsuit between the parties barred the plaintiffs’ present suit on res judicata grounds. Upon a review of the parties’ arguments, the record before us, and the relevant authorities, we…