KLETTNER v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS.

No. 25436.

519 S.E.2d 870 (1999)

205 W.Va. 587

Luann E. KLETTNER and Richard Klettner, Plaintiffs, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided July 8, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Bordas, Jr., Esq., Scott S. Blass, Esq., James B. Stoneking, Esq., Bordas, Bordas & Jividen, Wheeling, West Virginia, Attorneys for Plaintiffs.

James A. Varner, Esq., Catherine D. Munster, Esq., Tiffany R. Durst, Esq., McNeer, Highland, McMunn & Varner, Clarksburg, West Virginia, Attorneys for Defendant.


WORKMAN, Justice:

This case arises on certified question from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and presents the issue of whether the one-year statute of limitations for statutory bad faith causes of action1 is tolled2 by the appeal period applicable to the underlying action. An examination of our prior decisions in this area makes clear that the certified question...

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