Mauck v. City of Martinsburg

The appellants, the City of Martinsburg and Eugene Dunsworth, Jr., appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court of Berkeley County, entered February 1, 1983, which denied their motion to set aside a jury verdict rendered in favor of Carol V. Mauck, the appellee herein, in a civil action for breach of contract and wrongful discharge. We conclude that the circuit court erred in allowing Ms. Mauck to amend her complaint to include the claim of wrongful discharge, and we reverse the judgment of the circuit court and remand the case for further proceedings.

Ms. Mauck was employed by the City of…