· 7/15/1992
MacE v. CHARLESTON AREA MED CTR. FOUND.
Citations
- 422 S.E.2d 624
How courts have described this case
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- refusing to set aside an emotional distress damage award even in the absence of direct evidence supporting claim
- refusing to set aside an emotional distress damage award even in the absence of direct evidence supporting claim
- stating \the concern `that a claim for emotional distress without any physical trauma may permit a jury to have a rather openhand in the assessment of damages.'\
- “In West Virginia, the law presumes that employment is terminable at will, permitting an employer to discharge an employee for cause, for no cause, or even for wrong cause.”
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Judges: Brotherton
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