BARKER v. BENEFIT TRUST LIFE INS. CO.

No. 16093.

324 S.E.2d 148 (1984)

Fred B. BARKER v. BENEFIT TRUST LIFE INS. CO., etc.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

December 19, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Martin, Cooper & Martin, Sutton, for appellant.

W.E. Mohler, Charlston, for appellee.


McHUGH, Chief Justice:

This action is before this Court upon the appeal of Benefit Trust Life Insurance Company, the appellant and defendant below, from a final order of the Circuit Court of Braxton County, West Virginia, in which that court awarded Fred B. Barker, the appellee and plaintiff below, compensatory damages in the amount of $8,500 upon a claim of libel; reimbursement for hospital and physician expenses under a medical insurance policy; and, $12,500 in...

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