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McGraw v. Norfolk & Western Railway
State: West Virginia
Court: Supreme Court
Docket No: 23996
Case Date: 12/15/1997
Plaintiff: McGraw
Defendant: Norfolk & Western Railway
Preview:McGraw v. Norfolk & Western Railway
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA September 1997 Term ___________ No. 23996 ___________ ROBERT McGRAW, ET AL., Plaintiffs Below, Appellants v. NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, ET AL., Defendants Below, Appellees ___________________________________________________ Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mingo County Honorable Elliott E. Maynard, Judge Civil Action No. 94-C-126 REVERSED AND REMANDED ___________________________________________________ Submitted: September 16, 1997 Filed: December 15, 1997 Richard M. Huhn Blumentiel, Huhn, Woods & Adams Columbus, Ohio Norris Kantor Katz, Kantor & Perkins Bluefield, West Virginia Attorneys for the Appellant Angela W. Konrad Huddleston, Bolen, Beatty, Porter & Copen Huntington, West Virginia Attorney for the Appellee Norfolk & Western Railway Company JUSTICE McHUGH delivered the Opinion of the Court. JUSTICE MAYNARD, deeming himself disqualified, did not participate in the decision of this case. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. "A circuit court's entry of summary judgment is reviewed de novo." Syl. pt. 1, Painter v. Peavy, 192 W. Va. 189, 451 S.E.2d 755 (1994). 2. "'A motion for summary judgment should be granted only when it is clear that there is no genuine issue of fact to be tried and inquiry concerning the facts is not desirable to clarify the application of the law.' Syllabus Point 3,
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Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Federal Insurance Co. of New York, 148 W.Va. 160, 133 S.E.2d 770 (1963)." Syl. pt. 1, Andrick v. Town of Buckhannon, 187 W. Va. 706, 421 S.E.2d 247 (1992). 3. Under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.
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