WATSON v. INCO ALLOYS INTERN., INC.

No. 28469.

545 S.E.2d 294 (2001)

209 W.Va. 234

Joyce A. WATSON, Administratrix of the Estate of Carl Watson, Deceased, and Joyce Watson, in Her Own Right, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. INCO ALLOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC., Nacco Industries, Inc., and Nacco Materials Handling Group, Inc., Defendants Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided March 9, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Alan Prim, Goldberg, Persky, Jennings, White & Hostler, Huntington, David B. Rodes, Goldberg, Persky, Jennings & White, P.C., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Attorneys for the Appellant.

W. Henry Jernigan, Jr., Gretchen M. Callas, Jackson & Kelly PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia, Attorneys for Appellee Nacco Materials Handling Group, Inc.


DAVIS, Justice:

In this products liability action, Mrs. Joyce A. Watson challenges orders of the Circuit Court of Cabell County finding her expert witness, a professional engineer, was not admissible, and granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant based upon the absence of admissible expert, testimony. We conclude that the circuit court abused its discretion by relying, in part, on its application of the Wilt...

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