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RIFFE v. ARMSTRONG

No. 22980.

477 S.E.2d 535 (1996)

197 W.Va. 626

Ruth RIFFE, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. William ARMSTRONG; Deborah Nolley; Dr. Phillip Robertson; Springhaven, Inc., A West Virginia Corporation; and Princeton Community Hospital Association, Inc., A West Virginia Corporation, Defendants Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided July 17, 1996.

Rehearing Refused September 5, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca M. Bell, Mary E. Griffith, Belle & Griffith, L.C., Princeton, for Appellant.

Edgar E. Bibb, III, Kenneth E. Knopf, Timbera C. Wilcox, Melissa R. Metzger, Cleek, Pullin, Knopf & Fowler, Charleston, for Appellees, William Armstrong, Deborah Nolley, and Springhaven, Inc.

William F. Foster, II, William J. Cooper, Jacobson, Maynard, Tuschman & Kalur, Charleston, for Appellee, Dr. Phillip Robertson.

Edward C. Martin, David S. Givens, Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso, Charleston, for Appellee, Princeton Community Hospital Association, Inc.

ALBRIGHT, Justice:

This civil action was brought in the Circuit Court of Mercer County, West Virginia, for money damages arising out of the attempted involuntary commitment of appellant, Ruth Riffe, under the provisions of W.Va.Code, § 27-5-1, et seq. Appellant claims she was falsely imprisoned by appellees William Armstrong, Deborah Nolley, Springhaven, Inc., and Princeton Community Hospital when she was held...

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