UTTER v. UNITED HOSPITAL CTR., INC.

No. 13667.

236 S.E.2d 213 (1977)

Garth R. UTTER et al. v. UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER, INC. and Lawrence H. Mills.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Rehearing Denied October 3, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Williams, West & Jones, James C. West, Jr., Clarksburg, for appellants.

Steptoe & Johnson, Herbert G. Underwood, Clarksburg, for United Hospital Center.

Charles G. Johnson, Clarksburg, for Mills.


CAPLAN, Chief Justice:

On this appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court of Harrison County we are called upon to consider and determine the propriety of the action of that court in setting aside a jury verdict for the plaintiff and entering judgment for United Hospital Center, Inc., one of the defendants in that trial. We reverse and reinstate the jury verdict.

Giving rise to this controversy was an injury sustained by the plaintiff, Garth R. Utter....

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