WHITLOW v. BD. OF EDUC. OF KANAWHA CTY.

No. 21362.

438 S.E.2d 15 (1993)

190 W.Va. 223

Shelley D. WHITLOW, Formerly Shelley D. Casto, Plaintiff Below, Appellant v. The BOARD OF EDUCATION OF KANAWHA COUNTY, a Municipal Corporation, Defendant Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided November 23, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence W. Burdette, Jr., Guy R. Bucci, Sandra A. Willis, Charleston, for appellant.

Jeffrey M. Wakefield, Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso, Charleston, for appellee.


MILLER, Justice:

In this appeal, we consider whether the general provision of W.Va.Code, 55-2-15 (1923), for tolling the statute of limitations period for suits brought by persons under a disability, has been superseded by the more restrictive tolling provision in the West Virginia Governmental Tort Claims and Insurance Act (Act), W.Va.Code, 29-12A-6 (1986). This latter section is applicable only to individuals suing political...

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