Legal Opinion
Farley v. Sartin
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 13, 1995No. 22797PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLECKLEY, Justice:
The plaintiff below and appellant herein, Kenneth Farley, as the Administrator of the Estate of Baby Farley, his unborn child, appeals from the September 8,1994, order of the Circuit Court of Wayne County. This order granted a motion for summary judgment by the defendants below and appellees herein, Billy R. Sartin and Lee Sartin Trucking Company, Inc., and dismissed the plaintiffs ease with prejudice. The issue presented to this Court on appeal is whether the plaintiff can maintain a cause of action under West Virginia’s wrongful death statute, W.Va.Code, 55-7-5 (1931), 1…
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