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VANDEVENDER v. SHEETZ, INC.

No. 23463.

490 S.E.2d 678 (1997)

200 W.Va. 591

Cheryl L. VANDEVENDER, Plaintiff Below, Appellee, v. SHEETZ, INC., a Pennsylvania Corporation, Defendant Below, Appellant, Karen Foltz, Defendant Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided July 11, 1997.

Dissenting Opinion of Justice Maynard July 17, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Hammer, Robert Schiavoni, Hammer, Ferretti & Schiavoni, Martinsburg, for Appellee Vandevender.

Thomas R. Goodwin, Richard D. Owen, Susan C. Whittemeir, Goodwin & Goodwin, Charleston, for Appellant.

Harry P. Waddell, Wilkes & Waddell, Martinsburg, for Appellee Foltz.

PER CURIAM:

Through this appeal, Appellee Sheetz, Inc. ("Sheetz") challenges the verdict awarded to Appellee Cheryl Vandevender in a wrongful discharge case on grounds of unconstitutionally excessive punitive damages. After reviewing the record of this case, we determine that the punitive damages awarded in connection with the theories of unlawful termination and refusal to permit Appellee to apply for rehire or return...

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