GAVITT v. SWIGER

No. 13899.

248 S.E.2d 849 (1978)

J. E. GAVITT, Committee of Charles Henry Wehn v. Gladys G. SWIGER et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

November 21, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Blake Billingslea, Kenneth P. Simons, Fairmont, for appellants.

Jones, Williams, West & Jones, Jerald E. Jones, Clarksburg, for appellee.


MILLER, Justice:

This case involves the validity of a summary judgment granted against Gladys G. Swiger and her husband, Al Swiger, defendants in a civil action brought by the plaintiff, J. E. Gavitt, the Committee for Charles Henry Wehn, an incompetent. We hold the trial court erred in granting summary judgment.

The legal standard for disposing of a case by way of summary judgment is plain. It should be granted only when it is clear that there is no genuine...

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