KESNER v. TRENTON

No. 13296.

216 S.E.2d 880 (1975)

Gleason C. KESNER, Administrator of the Estate of Dianna Lee Kesner, Deceased v. D. H. TRENTON, etc., et al. Gleason C. KESNER, Administrator of the Estate of Carol Ann Kesner, Deceased v. D. H. TRENTON, etc., et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

July 15, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Hamilton, John G. VanMeter, Petersburg, Ralph J. Bean, Moorefield, Catsonis & Linkous, Leo Catsonis, Charleston, for appellants.

James E. Ansel, Moorefield, for appellees.


HADEN, II, Chief Justice:

This is an appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court of Grant County which set aside a jury verdict and awarded plaintiff a new trial in these two consolidated wrongful death actions on the ground that the verdicts rendered in favor of the plaintiff for funeral expenses only were inadequate.

Plaintiff's decedents, Dianna and Carol Kesner, drowned at VEPCO lake in Grant County, West...

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