Rippetoe v. O'DELL

The appellants, F.K. Rippetoe and Marjorie H. Rippetoe, instituted suit in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County seeking, among other things, an injunction requiring the removal of a gas line providing service to the dwelling of the appellees, Morris H. O’Dell and Betty L. O’Dell. The circuit court denied the injunctive relief sought by the appellants.

The parties to this dispute own property located in Charleston, West Virginia. The appellants are the owners of a house and lot situated on the south side of a roadway called Barnes Place. The appellees own a house and lot situated on the north…