Bond v. City of Huntington

Miller, Justice:

Jack E. Bond, the administrator of the estate of Cheryl S. Bond, appeals from the summary judgment order of the Circuit Court of Cabell County which denied his claims, under our 1965 Wrongful Death Act, for loss of services of his emancipated daughter, for punitive damages, and for prejudgment interest.

According to the affidavits and exhibits submitted in conjunction with the motion for summary judgment, it appears that Cheryl Bond, age 18, was killed on October 8, 1975, in an automobile collision. Her vehicle was struck at the intersection of Twelfth Avenue and Eighth Street…