TAYLOR v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.

No. 21135.

437 S.E.2d 733 (1993)

190 W.Va. 160

Gilbert TAYLOR, Plaintiff Below, Appellee, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., a New York Corporation Qualified to do Business in the State of West Virginia, Defendant Below, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided April 26, 1993.

Concurring Opinion of Chief Justice Workman, December 14, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan H. Masinter, Charleston, for appellee.

William E. Mohler, Charleston, for appellant.


BROTHERTON, Justice:

The appellant, Sears, Roebuck and Company ("Sears"), appeals from a July 24, 1991, Kanawha County Circuit Court order upholding a jury verdict awarding the appellee, Gilbert Taylor, $150,000 in damages for injuries resulting from an accident which occurred on May 17, 1983. At that time, the appellee was employed as a carpenter by Mellon-Stuart Company ("Mellon") and was involved in the construction of the Sears Automotive Center Building, which...

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