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KIDWELL v. WESTINGHOUSE ELEC. CO.

No. 16610

358 S.E.2d 420 (1987)

Della KIDWELL, et al. v. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO., etc., Monongahela Power Co., etc., and Bobby Hall.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Dissenting Opinion July 14, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Rodney Jackson, Franklin S. Fragale, Jr., James M. Barber, DiTrapano & Jackson, Charleston, for appellants.

Thomas E. Scarr, Charleston, W.T. Shaffer, Gary W. Hart, Charleston, Richard D. Frum, Spencer, for appellees.

MILLER, Chief Justice:

The principal issue in this appeal is whether venue was proper in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County over defendant Westinghouse Electric Company. The circuit court held that venue was improper and dismissed Westinghouse from the suit. We disagree with the standard the circuit court applied and reverse.

This is an action for personal injuries brought by Christopher Kidwell and his mother. The accident occurred on January 11, 1981, when...

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