King v. Heffernan

MCGRAW, Justice.

This case is before this Court on appeal by April L. King and David A. King, as the parents and natural guardians of their daughter, Emily King, a minor (“Appellants”), from an order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, which dismissed for lack of venue Appellants’ medical negligence claim against Appellees David Heffernan, M.D., Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc., and the University of West Virginia Board of Trustees (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Appellees”).

For the reasons discussed herein, the order of the circuit- court, entered October 3, 2002, is reversed…