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BELCHER v. GOINS

No. 19566.

400 S.E.2d 830 (1990)

Phyllis BELCHER and Stephanie L. Belcher v. Sherry L. GOINS.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

December 19, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. David Brumfield, Welch, for Phyllis Belcher and Stephanie L. Belcher.

Joseph M. Sanders, Jr., Sanders, Watson & White, Bluefield, for Sherry L. Goins.

McHUGH, Justice:

The primary issue presented in this case is whether this jurisdiction recognizes a child's claim for loss or impairment of parental consortium, against a tortfeasor for nonfatal, negligently inflicted injuries sustained by the parent. We believe the Circuit Court of McDowell County answered the certified questions correctly in part and incorrectly in part. While this Court herein

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