SMITH v. MONONGAHELA POWER CO.

No. 21345.

429 S.E.2d 643 (1993)

189 W.Va. 237

Dennis Dwight SMITH, in his capacity as Administrator, DBN of the Estate of John Q. Hutchinson, deceased, Plaintiff Below, v. MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. DICO COMPANY, INC., a corporation, The Greater Iowa Corporation, a corporation, ASP-Dico, Inc., a corporation, New Dico Company, Inc., a corporation, Dyneer Corporation, a corporation, Dico, Inc., a corporation, Hiab Cranes & Loaders, Inc., a corporation, (collectively referred to as "Dico"), U.S. Truck Cranes, Inc., a corporation, and J.E. White Construction Company, a corporation, Third-Party Defendants Below, Appellees (Dico).

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided April 8, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harley E. Stollings, Breckinridge, Davis, Sproles & Stollings, Summersville, for appellant.

James A. Colburn, Baer, Colburn & Morris, Huntington, for Dico, appellees.


NEELY, Justice:

Monongahela Power Company ("Monongahela Power") appeals a dismissal of several related corporations, namely: Dico Company, Inc.; The Greater Iowa Corporation; ASP-Dico, Inc.; New Dico Company, Inc.; Dyneer Corporation; Dico, Inc.; and Hiab Cranes & Loaders, Inc. (hereafter referred to collectively as "Dico"). The dismissal order ended Monongahela Power's efforts to seek contribution from Dico in a civil...

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