This just in: Upshur County

July 14
Alvin Teal Queen Jr. exe/est Alvin Teal Queen Sr. vs. Cemantha Woody
J-Thomas H. Keadle; PA-Steven B. Nanners
* The complaint alleges the defendant, who is the granddaughter of the decedent, took control of $29,714.78 from a bank account in which the defendant and decedent both were named. The plaintiff seeks a return of these monies as part of the decedent's estate and to help defray funeral costs.
Case number: 06-C-78

Thomas Bacorn, Timothy J. McCoy, and Carla S. McCoy vs. International Coal Group Inc., et. al.
J-Thomas H. Keadle; PA-William E. Ford III
* According to the suit filed by the plaintiffs, the operators of the Sago and Imperial mines as well as two trucking firms involved with the mines, are accused of impeding on the property and health of the plaintiffs who live by the mines. The plaintiffs are seeking an injunction to halt all mining activities, as well for damages incurred.
Case number: 06-C-91

July 18
Tamara Cicogna vs. First Community Bank – Adrian Buckhannon Inc., et. al.
J-Thomas H. Keadle; PA-Thomas W. Kupec
* According to the suit by the plaintiff, First Community Bank misappropriated the plaintiff's payments and failed to give appropriate notice in regards to the delinquent status of her loans. As a result, the plaintiff claims the institutional foreclosures have caused her great financial harm. The plaintiff is seeking $50,000 in unspecified damages.
Case number: 06-C-81

Aug. 28
American Casualty Company a/s/o Kenneth H. Varner vs. Randall R. Zickefoose
J-Thomas H. Keadle; PA-Andrew N. Frye III
* The suit accuses an Upshur County man of negligently operating an excavator insured by the plaintiff. The defendant allegedly allowed a tree to fall on the excavator causing over $33,000 in damages.
Case number: 06-C-98