McCLANAHAN v. PUTNAM COUNTY COM'N

No. 16133.

327 S.E.2d 458 (1985)

Ruth Ellen McCLANAHAN and William G. McClanahan v. PUTNAM COUNTY COMMISSION and James Keith Harrison.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

March 1, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Calwell, McCormick & Peyton, Harvey D. Peyton, Nitro, for appellants.

Goodwin & Pettry, Andrew J. Goodwin, Charleston, for appellees.


MILLER, Justice:

The plaintiffs, Ruth Ellen McClanahan and William G. McClanahan, appeal from a final order of the Putnam County Circuit Court overruling their motion to set aside the verdict and award them a new trial. The jury found that the McClanahans were 51 percent negligent in a vehicular accident involving their car and an ambulance. Under our comparative negligence rule, this finding prevented any recovery by the...

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