HAIRSTON v. GENERAL PIPELINE CONST., INC.

No. 35525.

704 S.E.2d 663 (2010)

Cora Phillips HAIRSTON, et al., Plaintiffs Below, Appellants v. GENERAL PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION, INC., et al., Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs Below v. Mountain State Insurance Company, Third-Party Defendant Below.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided November 18, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel R. Schuda , Lynnette Simon Marshall , Schuda & Associates PLLC, Charleston, WV, for Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff.

Kevin W. Thompson , David R. Barney, Jr. , Thompson Barney , Williamson, WV, for Plaintiffs, Cora Phillips Hairston, et al.

Brian R. Swiger , Rodney W. Steiger , Ryan E. Voelker , Jackson Kelly PLLC, Charleston, WV, for Defendant, Equitable Production.

Kevin A. Nelson , Patrick T. White , Huddleston Bolen LLP, Charleston, WV, for Third-Party Defendant, Mountain State Insurance.


McHUGH, Justice:

This matter comes before this Court upon a request from the Circuit Court of Logan County to answer five certified questions regarding the law of grave desecration in West Virginia and the effect of West Virginia Code § 29-1-8a (1993) on the common law of grave desecration. Upon thorough review of the briefs, arguments, record, and applicable precedent, this Court answers the certified questions, as reformulated, and remands this matter for further...

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