State ex rel. Shelton v. Burnside

MAYNARD, Justice.

The relator and plaintiff below, Jerry Shelton, seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent the Circuit Court of Raleigh County from admitting evidence of offers of settlement, which he or his counsel made, in the relator’s discrimination trial against the respondents and defendants below, Performance Coal Company and A.T. Massey Coal Company. For the reasons set forth below, we deny the writ.

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FACTS

The relator and plaintiff below, Jerry Shelton, was employed as a beltman for the respondent and defendant below, Performance Coal Company (“Performance”), when he injured his right…