HUFFMAN v. APPALACHIAN POWER CO.

No. 20118.

415 S.E.2d 145 (1991)

Paul HUFFMAN, Plaintiff Below, Appellee, v. APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY, a Virginia Corporation Qualified to do Business in West Virginia, et al., Defendants Below, Appalachian Power Company, a Virginia Corporation Qualified to do Business in West Virginia, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided December 19, 1991.

Concurring Opinion of Justice Neely January 8, 1992.

Rehearing Denied March 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.L. Emch, Thomas J. Hurney, Jr., Jackson & Kelly, Charleston, for appellant.

Allan H. Masinter, William E. Pepper, Charleston, for appellee.


MILLER, Chief Justice:

This is an appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, dated March 13, 1990, which denied the motions of the defendant below, Appalachian Power Company (APCO), to set aside a verdict in favor of the plaintiff below, Paul Huffman, in a personal injury action. The plaintiff was injured when he received an electrical shock while climbing a high-voltage transmission tower owned by...

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