HATTEN v. MASON REALTY COMPANY

No. 12253.

135 S.E.2d 236 (1964)

Don F. HATTEN, Administrator, etc. v. MASON REALTY COMPANY et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided March 17, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steptoe & Johnson, Carl F. Stucky, Jr., Edward W. Eardley, Charleston, Sommerville, Hyer & Littlepage, Samuel D. Littlepage, Point Pleasant, for appellant.

William H. Rardin, Point Pleasant, Jackson, Kelly, Holt & O'Farrell, David D. Johnson, Charleston, for appellees.


CALHOUN, Judge.

This case involves an action for wrongful death instituted in the Circuit Court of Mason County, arising from the drowning of an eight-year old boy in a pool of water. The pool of water was created in connection with the installation of a sewer line in a residential development area within the City of Point Pleasant. The area was being developed for residential purposes by Mason Realty Company, a corporation. The sewer line was being installed by the...

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