RHODES v. PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.

No. 25435.

530 S.E.2d 452 (1999)

207 W.Va. 191

George W. RHODES, Jr., and Carol D. Rhodes, Plaintiffs Below, Appellants, v. PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT and Jamie Eggleston, Defendants Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided June 14, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Harless, Esq., Charlotte, North Carolina, Attorney for Rhodes.

David P. Cleek, Esq., Dwayne J. Adkins, Esq., Darin C. James, Esq., Shuman, Annand, Bailey, Wyant & Earles, Charleston, West Virginia, Attorneys for Putnam County Sheriff's Department.


PER CURIAM:

This case is before this Court upon appeal of a final order of the Circuit Court of Putnam County entered on May 30, 1997. The appellants and plaintiffs below, George and Carol Rhodes, filed suit against the Putnam County Sheriff's Department (hereinafter "Sheriff's Department") after Mr. Rhodes was shot by Jamie Eggleston, an inmate who had escaped from the Putnam County Jail.1 As reflected in the final order, the circuit...

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