Legal Opinion

Hicks v. Chevy

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided May 20, 1987No. 17192PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court of Logan County, entered November 12, 1985, which dismissed, with prejudice, a medical malpractice action brought by the appellants, James R. Hicks and Brenda Sue Wingler Hicks, against the appellees, Dr. S. Chevy and S. Chevathana-rat, M.D., Inc. 1 The appellants contend that the lower court erred in granting Dr. Chevy’s motion for summary judgment and in refusing to impose sanctions against his attorney for obstructing discovery. We find no reversible error, and we affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

Dr. Chevy is an obstetrician…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Federal Insurance Co. of New YorkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Addair v. BryantWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Masinter v. Webco Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Roberts Ex Rel. Roberts v. GaleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Russell T. Fitzgerald v. Preston C. Manning, Jr., M. D.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Crain v. LightnerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Rohrbough v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
  3. ROHRBOUGH BY ROHRBOUGH v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.District Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1989
  4. Bellomy v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1995
  5. Farley v. ShookWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2006

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