Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Decisions 2014

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James P. Bailey v. Alpha Natural Resourcs (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0824
Fouad M. Hassan v. W. Va. Ofc. of Insurance Commissioner/RG Steel Wheeling (Dissent)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0844
Consolidation Coal v. Charles G. Delbert (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0966
Robert Bandy v. Consolidation Coal (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0970
Lynndall W. Dunn v. Pinnacle Mining Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1013
Randi L. Hanshaw v. Wal-Mart Associates (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1015
SWVA, Inc. v. Forest A. Adkins (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1016
Dottie Stroud v. City Linen & Towel Service (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1019
Susan Trammell v. Thomas Health System (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1020
James P. Bailey v. Alpha Natural Resourcs (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1067
Everette Gray v. Eagle Manufacturing (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1168
Deborah Young v. Heartland Employment Services (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1169
Bruce Pauley v. Kingston Mining (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1170
Bruce Pauley v. Kingston Mining (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1171
Debra Allen v. Rescare (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1196
Raymond T. Hatfield v. Huntington Alloys Corp. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1197
Blacktop Industries v. Robert Wolfe (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1198
Dana E. Moore v. Arch Coal (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1199
Nicole L. Whitten v. Bailes, Craig & Yon, PLLC (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1215
Gary E. Gosnell v. Vecellio & Grogan, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1226
Franklin Vannoy v. Chafin Branch Coal Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0453
Charles L. Cantley v. Baylor Mining (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0459
Gary Duffield v. Kokosing Construction (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0847
Larry Meadows v. SWVA, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0849
Tannia D. Fields v. General Motors Corp. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0851
Sharon Neeley, Widow v. Alcan Rolled Products (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0852
Michael Faulkner v. Danny K. Hukill, et al. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0853
Air Temp Heatng & Cooling v. David Hinzman (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0861
Rhonda Canterberry v. Kellogg Companies (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0903
Lowe's Home Centers v. Augustine Cortez (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1075
Michael A. Hylton v. Frontier Communication (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1094
Joshua G. Lilly v. Alpha Engineering Services (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1124
Rusty S. Gleason v. Huntington Alloys Corp. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1129
David W. England v. Pinnacle Mining Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1268
Rebecca L. Faulkner v. Wheeling-Nisshin, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 2, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0163
Gloria J. Perkins v. Homer Laughlin China Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 2, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0167
Tommy Fluty v. Spartan Mining Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: December 2, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0178
Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. John C. Scotchel, Jr. (Signed Opinion)
Date: November 25, 2014
Docket Number: 11-0728
Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. John F. Hussell (Separate)
Date: November 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0544
Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. John F. Hussell (Signed Opinion)
Date: November 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0544
Quicken Loans, Inc. v. Lourie Brown and Monique Brown (Separate)
Date: November 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0764
Quicken Loans, Inc. v. Brown (Signed Opinion)  
Date: November 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0764

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Quicken Loans, Inc., alleging that Quicken committed common law fraud and violated the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act in connection with a loan agreement between…

State of West Virginia v. Christopher Keffer (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1066
Brooks v. City of Huntington (Separate)
Date: November 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1083
Gregory Grim, et al. v. Eastern Electric, LLC (Separate)
Date: November 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1133
State of West Virginia v. Daniel L. Herbert (Separate)
Date: November 25, 2014
Docket Numbers: 13-1264, 13-0962
State v. Herbert (Signed Opinion)  
Date: November 25, 2014
Docket Numbers: 13-1264, 13-0962

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was found guilty of two counts of attempted murder in the first degree, three counts of malicious assault, and other offenses arising from Defendant’s acts of deliberately shooting a man twice in the back and,…

State of West Virginia v. Virgil Eugene Shrader (Separate)
Date: November 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1266
Mark A. Turner v. David Ballard, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 25, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0052
In Re: The Marriage/Children of John L. v. Sue G. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 25, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0284
In Re: A.L., C.K., E.K., I.K. and K.K. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 25, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0675
In Re: D.P. and Z.P. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 25, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0754
McKinley Stevens v. Marvin Plumley, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0989
State of West Virginia v. Jason Lee Holbert (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0998
State of West Virginia v. Rajion Alterek Mayo (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1003
State of West Virginia v. Jeffrey D. Young (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1065
State of West Virginia v. Jerry R. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1107
State of West Virginia v. Orville Massey, Jr. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1159
State of West Virginia v. Darrell L. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1208
State of West Virginia v. Tramaine Burks (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1263
Alvra Adams Jr. v. Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1299
David J. Riffle v. Shirley I. Miller (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0042
State of West Virginia v. John Johnson (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0082
In Re: The Child of Daniel M. v. Virginia M. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0411
In Re: P.A. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0440
In Re: K.C. and E.W. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0493
In Re: L.S. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0506
In Re: A.D., O.T. and L.T. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0507
In Re: I.W. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0513
In Re: G.H., P.H. Jr., K.H. and H.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0516
In Re: R.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0517
In Re: L.S. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0528
In Re: A.G. and D.G. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0552
In Re: A.L. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0573
In Re: C.T. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0574
In Re: A.G. and D.G. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0575
In Re: D.K. and E.S. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0588
In Re: D.K. and E.S. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0604
In Re: A.L. (Dissent)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0624
In Re: A.L. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0624
In Re: M.W. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0633
In Re: J.D. II, J.D. and K.D. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0649
In Re: J.D. II, J.D. and K.D. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0653
In Re: B.L., G.W. and I.W. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Numbers: 14-0660, 14-0714
In Re: S.D. and C.D. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0665
In Re: J.P., K.P. and S.M. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0668
In Re: I.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0694
In Re: A.M. IV and J.M. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0698
In Re: N.K. and K.K. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0714
In Re: J.P., M.P. and F.P. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0781
In Re: D.H. III (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0812
State of West Virginia v. Rodrick Lusk (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0556
State of West Virginia v. Nathan S. (Dissent)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0767
State of West Virginia v. Nathan S. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0767
State of West Virginia v. Jacob Colby Spradlin (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0997
State of West Virginia v. Bradley Thomas Chucci (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1209
State of West Virginia v. Roy Wisotzkey (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1240
State of West Virginia v. Bernard Lee Greer (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1259
Dale Shoop v. David Ballard, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1313
State of West Virginia v. Clinton C. Simpson (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1315
Steven O. Dale, Acting Comm. W. Va. DMV v. Teresa E. Haynes (Dissent)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1327
Everett Hannah v. Douglas Tate, etc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1328
Erica Louise Barrett, et al. v. Angela R. Retton, et al. (Dissent)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0047
Steven O. Dale, Acting Comm. W. Va. DMV v. Gary A. Barnhouse, Jr. (Dissent)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0056
State of West Virginia v. Richard P. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0080
Edward M. v. David Ballard, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0195
Steven O. Dale, Acting Comm. W. Va. DMV v. Jared A. Judy (Dissent)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0216
State of West Virginia v. Bruce Harper (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0220
State of West Virginia v. Delbert Wileman (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0264
State of West Virginia v. Merle Stanley Johnson (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0277
Clarence S. v. David Ballard, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0356
David Taylor v. George M. Hill (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0567
Cassella v. Mylan Pharms. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: November 18, 2014
Docket Number: 11-1503

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner prevailed in a workers’ compensation claim before the Supreme Court in which she sought medical benefits. Petitioner subsequently filed a petition seeking attorney fees and costs. At issue before the Supreme…

Edward G. Smith v. Dan River Resources (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0825
Earl Bennett v. Par-Mar Oil Company (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0840
Consolidation Coal Company v. Henry W. Aston (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0842
Phillip Frye v. Pine Ridge Coal Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0843
Jerry W. Roat v. Spartan Mining Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0845
Estella Robinson v. City of Bluefield (Separate)
Date: November 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0936
W. Va. Inv. Mgmt. Bd. v. Variable Annuity Life Ins. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: November 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1193

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners, the West Virginia Investment Management Board (IMB) and the West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement Board (Board), instituted a declaratory judgment action against the Variable Annuity Life Insurance…

Kevin Monk v. Bobby J. Justus (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1251
Nancy and Stjepan Sostaric v. Sally Marshall (Separate)
Date: November 14, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0143
Frank A. Bekkering v. Homer Laughlin China Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 14, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0153
Susie Edwards v. Healthsouth Corporation (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 14, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0154
McElroy Coal Co. v. Frederick Blizzard (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 14, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0162
Valentine v. Sugar Rock, Inc. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: November 14, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0246

Justia Opinion Summary: The underlying case involved oil and gas wells owned and operated by four separate partnerships. The partnerships owned mineral interests in the form of leases to extract oil and gas from real estate. The partners…

Carol Kinsinger v. Todd Pethel (Separate)
Date: November 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0892
Kinsinger v. Pethel (Signed Opinion)  
Date: November 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0892

Justia Opinion Summary: Carol Kinsinger and Todd Pethel were divorced by a final order entered in 2006. The final order incorporated by reference a settlement agreement stating that Kinsinger was entitled to fifty percent of the martial portion…

Brooks v. City of Huntington (Signed Opinion)  
Date: November 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1083

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs sued the City of Huntington, arguing that the City was negligent in its maintenance of a “trash rack” within a stormwater management project in the City, which negligence proximately caused flooding in…

McElroy Coal Co. v. Ronald Hartley (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1044
Harold Sims v. Marion County Board of Education (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1046
Jackie L. Smith v. Eastern Associated Coal (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1052
James Lilly v. Alex Energy (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1055
James Lilly v. Alex Energy (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1056
BGS Construction v. Marvin Mills (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1058
Michael Copeland v. Little Eagle Coal (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1231
Susie Edwards v. Healthsouth Corporation (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1237
Troy Green v. SMX (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1238
Tracy E. Hopkins v. Parkersburg Bedding (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1252
Melissa M. Smith v. Sprouse Building Products (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1257
Harvey L. Clark Jr. v. Itmann Coal (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1270
Sostaric v. Marshall (Signed Opinion)  
Date: November 12, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0143

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants defaulted on their obligation to Plaintiff, who had loaned them $200,000 secured by a first deed of trust on real property they owned. Plaintiff subsequently purchased the subject property at a trustee’s sale…

Mark Tennant v. North American Services Group (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0018
Thomas L. Toney v. Bishop Bishop (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0551
Mary Ann Roberts v. Mary Roberts (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0867
Larry Bedilion v. Consolidation Coal Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0877
Robert Stratton v. Spartan Mining Company (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0878
Edward C. Wilke v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0905
Peter Hull v. West Virginia Division of Highways (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0941
Carolyn S. Moore v. Woodridge Assisted Living (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0952
Randall Bonds v. Vica Coal Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0963
Annette Maxwell v. Trinity Healthcare Services (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0965
Janet L. Richardson v. Speedway, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1053
Florence Hagy, Widow v. Westmoreland Coal (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1317
Gregory Grim, et al. v. Eastern Electric (Separate)
Date: November 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1133
King v. West Virginia's Choice, Inc. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: November 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1255

Justia Opinion Summary: An Employee filed a class action complaint against her Employer alleging that the Employer violated the state’s Minimum Wage and Maximum Hours Standards (MWMHS) by failing to pay her for hours worked in excess of forty…

Amie W. v. Scott T. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0739
State v. Allman (Signed Opinion)  
Date: November 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0779

Justia Opinion Summary: Pursuant to a plea agreement, Defendant pleaded guilty to one count of felony murder. The circuit court sentenced Defendant to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Defendant appealed, arguing that the…

State of West Virginia v. Marty Atwell (Separate)
Date: November 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0982
Dale v. Sizemore (Signed Opinion)  
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0837

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, the Acting Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles (Commissioner), revoked Respondent’s driver’s license on the grounds of driving under the influence of alcohol and refusal to submit to…

Grim v. Eastern Electric, LLC (Signed Opinion)  
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1133

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners were seven electricians who were employed by Eastern Electric, LLC, an electrical contractor, on several public works projects. Petitioners filed this civil action to recover statutory wages and liquidated…

Larry A. Clement v. David Ballard, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1173
Roger E. Cline v. Patrick A. Mirandy, Warden (Separate)
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1200
Cline v. Mirandy (Signed Opinion)  
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1200

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1992, Petitioner was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with the recommendation of mercy. In 1995, Petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, which the circuit court…

State of West Virginia v. Amber Nicole Pickens (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1213
State of West Virginia v. Matthew Depew (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1214
Alfredo Velasquez v. Mohammad Roohollahi (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1245
Richard D. v. Katheryn B. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0039
Diana L. Overberger v. James K. Overberger (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0064
State of West Virginia v. Christopher L. L. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0095
Bobby Farmer v. Brenda Carol Farmer (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0105
State of West Virginia v. Joshua L. Stitley (Memorandum Decision)
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0265
W. Va. Reg’l Jail & Corr. Facility Auth. v. A.B. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0037

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff alleged that while housed at the Southern Regional Jail, she was raped repeatedly by a correctional officer. Plaintiff filed suit against the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority…

Estella Robinson v. City of Bluefield (Separate)
Date: October 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0936
State v. Marcum (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1259

Justia Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Petitioner was convicted of second degree murder. Petitioner was sentenced to a determinate term of forty years in prison. Petitioner appealed, arguing that the trial court erred in the manner in…

Adkins v. Am. Mine Research, Inc. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0932

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, the former employee of Defendant, filed this action brought pursuant to the Wage Payment and Collection Act (WPCA), alleging that Defendant violated the WPCA by failing to pay him the commissions which he was…

State of West Virginia v. Robert Frazier (Dissent)
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1122
State of West Virginia v. Robert Frazier (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1122
Dale v. Painter (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1225

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, the Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles, revoked Respondent’s drivers license for driving under the influence of alcohol. Following an administrative hearing before the Office of…

Appalachian Leasing, Inc. v. Mack Trucks, Inc. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1247

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, Appalachian Leasing, Inc., purchased four coal trucks from Defendants, Mack Trucks, Inc. and Worldwide Equipment, Inc.. Claiming that each of the trucks were defective, Plaintiff filed a complaint grounded on…

Boggess v. City of Charleston (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1261

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners, individually and in their capacities as representatives of 162 firefighters, filed a petition with the Fireman’s Civil Service Commission for the City of Charleston (the Commission) challenging the City of…

State of West Virginia v. Virgil Eugene Shrader (Separate)
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1266
State v. Shrader (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1266

Justia Opinion Summary: Pursuant to a written plea agreement Petitioner entered a no contest plea to one count of sexual abuse in the first degree. The circuit court later rescinded Petitioner’s probationary period “due to [Petitioner’s]…

PNGI Charles Town Gaming, LLC v. W. Va. Racing Comm’n (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1325

Justia Opinion Summary: The West Virginia Racing Commission promulgated two administrative rules, a rule establishing the burden of proof for ejections by a racing association and a rule allowing the Racing Commission to grant a stay of a…

In The Matter of: Jaymie Godwin Wilfong, Judge (Separate)
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0379
In re Judge Jaymie Godwin Wilfong (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0379

Justia Opinion Summary: Jaymie Godwin Wilfong, a circuit court judge in Randolph County, admitted to having had a more than two-year-long affair with a local man. The judge deliberately intertwined the affair with her judicial office, and the…

In Re: B.A. (Dissent)
Date: October 27, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0460
In Re: B.A. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 27, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0460
Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Stephen L. Hall (Signed Opinion)
Date: October 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0180
W. Va. Mutual Insurance v. Betty J. Adkins, et al. (Separate)
Date: October 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0692
State of West Virginia v. Marty Atwell (Separate)
Date: October 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0982
State v. Atwell (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0982

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner pleaded guilty to nighttime burglary by way of entering without breaking and grand larceny. As part of his sentence, Petitioner was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $50,013 to the victim of his…

In re Child of Stephen H. & Tamara P. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0999

Justia Opinion Summary: Father filed a motion to modify and amend a parenting plan, after which Mother filed her own motion for modification and amendment. The family court entered an order making changes to the parenting plan. The circuit…

Alcan Rolled Prods. Ravenswood v. McCarthy (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1080

Justia Opinion Summary: Employee was discharged from employment with Employer for picket line violence. Thereafter, Employee filed a claim for unemployment compensation benefits. A Workforce West Virginia administrative law judge (ALJ) denied…

Graham v. Asbury (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1244

Justia Opinion Summary: After eighty-six-year-old Helen Graham died, Graham’s estate filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a hospital. One of Graham’s adult children, Betty Asbury, died before a settlement agreement was reached with the…

Beth Daley v. ProCareers, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0866
Raymond Duncan v. Baylor Mining (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0868
C.B. III v. Phoenix Drilling, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0869
Shirley Stump, Widow v. Pine Ridge Coal (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0640
Stanley Stevenson v. Spartan Mining (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0641
Mark Whitt v. Alcan Rolled Products (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0643
Faye L. Eller v. Mercer Co. Board of Education (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0644
James Sones v. Ledcor Holdings (USA) LTD (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0655
Leonard Dempsey v. Parsley Enterprises (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0656
Swope Construction v. John D. Pettry (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0658
Deborah Harris v. Encore Management Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0660
Nina Meddings v. Park Avenue Restaurant (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0741
Darrell Gillespie v. A T Massey Coal Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0792
SWVA, Inc. v. Jeremy Smith, etc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Numbers: 13-0793, 13-0795
John Pelfrey v. Pritchard Electric Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0797
Tammie L. Bartok v. Ohio Valley Medical Center (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0799
State of West Virginia v. Daniel Boone (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1071
James Burr v. Greg Elmore (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1078
Raymond Elswick v. Marvin Plumley, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1110
State of West Virginia v. Ross Jenkins (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1284
In Re: H.S. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0406
In Re: L.E. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0436
In Re: D.M., A.M. & L.C. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0461
In Re: L.G. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0462
In Re: C.M. III (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0467
In Re: C.M. III (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0469
In Re: G.B., C.S. & J.S. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0476
In Re: E.E., T.A, J.A. III & C.E. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0514
In Re: N.K. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0527
In Re: E.T. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0535
In Re: A.B. Jr., D.B. & B.B. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0576
In Re: J.S. & J.S. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0617
In Re: E.K., I.K. & K.K. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0638
In Re: S.L. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 20, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0645
Gen. Pipeline Constr., Inc. v. Hairston (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 17, 2014
Docket Numbers: 13-0933, 13-0934

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, individuals who had next-of-kin decedents buried in an old, rural cemetery, sued Defendants, claiming that Defendants desecrated their decedents’ graves during a gas pipeline relocation project. The jury…

State of West Virginia v. Adam Scott Lytle (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1070
Constellium Rolled Products v. Sharon Griffith and Lou Ann Wall (Dissent)
Date: October 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1084
State of West Virginia v. Shawn Pethel (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1139
State of West Virginia v. David W. Pitts (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1206
Paula L. Cunningham v. Felman Production, LLC (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1276
Andrew J. Whittaker, Jr. v. Jewell K. Whittaker (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1307
Patricia Bradley Pitrolo v. James Pitrolo, Jr. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1309
State v. Gum (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 16, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1292

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner was charged with first degree murder and found mentally incompetent to stand trial. Petitioner subsequently requested a bench trial to give him the opportunity to establish defenses to the charged offense. At…

In re Name Change of Jenna A.J. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 16, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0041

Justia Opinion Summary: Mother and Father, who were not married, had a child. The child was given Father’s surname at birth. After the parents ended their relationship, the circuit court granted Mother’s request to change the child’s surname to…

Charles G. Delbert v. Consolidation Coal Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0257
Wilma Steele v. Mingo Co. Board of Education (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0267
Dane Manley v. Patriot Coal Corp. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0509
Mary L. Ooten v. Health Care Finder (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0515
Kelly Wilt v. City Hospital (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0548
W. Va. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Adkins (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0692

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, West Virginia Mutual Insurance Company, Inc. (WVMIC), was a professional medical liability insurer that insured physicians, medical practices and others in West Virginia. The medical malpractice claims…

EQT Corporation v. Eugene Smith (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0808
Sheila Painter v. Appalachian Power Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0870
State ex rel. Morrisey v. W. Va. Office of Disciplinary Counsel (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 15, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0587

Justia Opinion Summary: The Office of Disciplinary Counsel and the West Virginia Lawyer Disciplinary Board (collectively, the ODC) issued an informal advisory opinion that determined (1) the Attorney General did not have authority to prosecute…

Sandra L. Williams v. Alcan Rolled Products (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0872
Vicki Khun v. PPG Industries, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0661
Kanawha Valley Operations v. Jeffrey Miller (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0663
Tammy Rotella v. Paul Enterprises, etc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0668
Oscar Mills v. City of Bridgeport (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0690
Connie Hedrick v. Connie Hedrick (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0716
Betty Newsome v. H. William Mattingly Corp. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0723
Joe Shreves v. Town of Rivesville (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 6, 2014
Docket Number: 11-1463
Robert M. Cook v. City of Clarksburg (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 6, 2014
Docket Number: 12-0050
William A. Davis v. Tyree Funeral Home, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 6, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1414
Frank Hutchinson v. Cabell Huntington Hospital (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0019
Shirley Clawson v. Goodwill of Pittsburgh (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0113
Merrill Hunt v. SWVA, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0318
Lisa Evans v. Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0321
Joe Shreves v. Town of Rivesville (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 3, 2014
Docket Number: 11-1463
Robert M. Cook v. City of Clarksburg (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 3, 2014
Docket Number: 12-0050
William A. Davis v. Tyree Funeral Home, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 3, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1414
Frank Hutchinson v. Cabell Huntington Hospital (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0019
Shirley Clawson v. Goodwill of Pittsburgh (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0113
Merrill Hunt v. SWVA, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0318
Lisa Evans v. Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0321
State of West Virginia v. Christopher Cox (Memorandum Decision)
Date: October 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0778
Chichester v. Cook (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0925

Justia Opinion Summary: While owning a one-fifth interest in two tracts of land in Wyoming County, George P. Cook appointed his son, Gene, as his power of attorney. Subsequently, Gene, acting under the power of attorney, conveyed to himself…

Estella Robinson v. City of Bluefield (Separate)
Date: October 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0936
Robinson v. City of Bluefield (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0936

Justia Opinion Summary: The City of Bluefield charged Estella Robinson with having a dangerous animal. Robinson pled guilty to the charge. The municipal court subsequently ordered the dog to be killed. Robinson appealed. The circuit court…

Bd. of Educ. of Webster County v. Hanna (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1086

Justia Opinion Summary: Dawn Hanna worked for the Board of Education of Webster County as a teacher from 1989 until 2012. After fundraiser proceeds went missing, Hanna was informed that she would be charged with felony embezzlement but that she…

Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Md. v. James (Signed Opinion)  
Date: October 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1179

Justia Opinion Summary: Respondent obtained a home mortgage loan from Lender. Lender obtained a mortgage lender bond from Petitioner and later filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Code. Respondent subsequently filed a…

Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Benjamin F. White (Signed Opinion)
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1172
Timothy Cooper v. Lowes Home Centers, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0343
Jerry Clay v. James E. Dean (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0516
Carolyn S. Burkhamer v. ATT&T Corporation (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0521
Huntington Alloys Corporation v. James Bowen (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0529
Joanne Montgomery v. H&R Block (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0539
State of West Virginia v. Mitchell Coles (Separate)
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0614
Bd. of Zoning Appeals of the Town of Shepherdstown v. Tkacz (Signed Opinion)  
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0688

Justia Opinion Summary: After Patricia Kelch, a resident of the Town of Shepherdstown, constructed a fence around the perimeter of her property, Kelch filed an application for a building permit with the Shepherdstown Planning Commission,…

Black v. St. Joseph's Hosp. of Buckhannon, Inc. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0926

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1982, Hospital and Doctor entered into a “Memorandum Agreement” in which Hospital agreed to deed certain real property to Doctor. The Memorandum Agreement contained a provision entitled “Option to Repurchase.” In…

Timothy Cooper v. Lowes Home Centers, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0343
Jerry Clay v. James E. Dean (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0516
Carolyn S. Burkhamer v. ATT&T Corporation (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0521
Huntington Alloys Corporation v. James Bowen (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0529
Joanne Montgomery v. H&R Block (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0539
State v. McKinley (Signed Opinion)  
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0745

Justia Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Petitioner was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Supreme Court affirmed after adopting a system of precedent intended to clarify…

SER City of Weirton v. Hon. David J. Sims, Judge (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 23, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0279
State of West Virginia v. John Matthew Harris (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1073
State of West Virginia v. John H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1207
Raymond A. Simms v. Marvin Plumley, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1219
In Re: J.W., K.W. & J.W. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0118
In Re: J.W., O.S. & K.S. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0228
In Re: F.T., M.T., C.T. III, A.K, L.K. & A.K. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0229
In Re: Z.M., A.M., D.R., T.M. & J.B. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0283
In Re: N.J. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0362
In Re: S.P. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0410
In Re: B.W. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0416
In Re: D.N. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0465
In Re: T.J. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0477
In Re: W.C. Jr. & A.C. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0492
In Re: J.P. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0515
In Re: C.F. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0518
In Re: N.V. & R.V. III (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0655
William Mark Johnson v. David Ballard, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1006
Brandon George Sherrod v. David Ballard, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Numbers: 13-1141, 14-0232
State of West Virginia v. Zachery W. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1177
Nadereh Tafreshi Darabi v. Jotwyla Moore (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1246
Donell D. Lee v. David Ballard, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1314
L.T. and J.T. v. A.S. and P.C. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0120
Roger Lee Smith v. Karen Pszczolkowski, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0231
State of West Virginia v. Courtney S. Wallace (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0325
Michael Davis v. Marvin Plumley, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0404
Glenn Tomblin v. Patriot Coal Corp. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1210
Roger D. O'Neal v. International Coal Group (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0189
Vicky L. Anderson v. Marion County Senior Citizens (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0274
Rescare v. Bonnetta Coeburn (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0277
Blaine A. Kelley v. Newtown Energy, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0289
Patrick Johnson v. Amfire, LLC (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0302
Chad E. Daniels v. Rockhouse Creek Development (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0599
State v. Coles (Signed Opinion)  
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0614

Justia Opinion Summary: Pursuant to a plea agreement, Defendant pled guilty to two charges under an indictment - obtaining money by false pretenses and fraudulent scheme - and six counts in an information. Defendant later filed a motion to…

Huntington Alloys Corp. v. James W. Wolfe (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0637
David R. Douty v. Ten Mile Coal Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0803
Clestene A. Hines-Davidson v. Wheeling Hospital (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0804
Colleen Moore v. Cabela's (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0805
In re Interest of J.L. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0831

Justia Opinion Summary: This case originated as a divorce action in the family court. During the pendency of child support enforcement proceedings initiated by the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement (BCSE), the underlying abuse and neglect…

Douglas Libert v. Joseph Kuhl, Magistrate (Memorandum Decision)
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1111
State ex rel. W. Va. Real Estate Licensing & Cert. Bd. v. Hon. Christopher D. Chiles (Signed Opinion)  
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0233

Justia Opinion Summary: David Bunch, a real estate appraiser holding a license issued by the West Virginia Real Estate Licensing and Certification Board, filed a petition for a writ of prohibition in the Circuit Court of Cabell County seeking…

State ex rel. Tennant v. Ballot Comm’rs of Mingo County (Signed Opinion)  
Date: September 17, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0877

Justia Opinion Summary: On August 5, 2014, the Mingo County Democratic Executive Committee nominated a candidate to fill a vacancy created by the former Family Court Judge for the Eighth Family Circuit. The Mingo County Commission was requested…

Max Arbaugh v. David Ballard, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0397
State of West Virginia v. Ronald Ward (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0648
Freddie Lee Bragg v. David Ballard, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0684
State of West Virginia v. Paul E. Carbonneau (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0712
Shannon B. v. Shawn E. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0726
State of West Virginia v. David Clayton White (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0935
State of West Virginia v. Courtney J. Hamon (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0984
Thomas Talbert v. David Ballard, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1191
Elliot G. v. David Ballard, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1298
In Re: J.F. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0091
In Re: G.R. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0094
In Re: C.H., K.H., S.H. & B.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0101
Michael D. Hicks v. David Ballard, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0113
In Re: D.H., K.H., D.H. & T.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0190
In Re: D.H., K.H., D.H. & T.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0191
In Re: K.T., B.M., E.M. & E.M. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0230
In Re: A.W., D.B., T.D. & M.M. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0239
In Re: K.T., B.M., E.M. & E.M. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0241
In Re: D.L. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0242
In Re: L.H., L.H. & H.J. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0244
In Re: F.T., M.T., C.T. III, A.K., L.K. & A.K. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0255
In Re: T.B. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0257
In Re: A.M., E.M. & A.K. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0267
Irvin Cowgill v. Patrick A. Mirandy, Warden (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0268
In Re: I.V., C.V., E.V. II, D.B. II & G.C. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0286
In Re: B.S., D.S. & J.S. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0301
In Re: G.H., P.H. Jr., K.H. & H.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0302
In Re: E.S., N.S. & T.S. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0305
In Re: N.V. & R.V. III (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0318
In Re: C.L., K.L., P.L. & C.S. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0326
In Re: B.M., E.M. & B.M. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0328
In Re: R.B., A.B., A.B. & B.B. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0387
In Re: I.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0422
In Re: L.E. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-0425
Terry Rose v. McElroy Coal Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0324
David Roush v. Moses Ford (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0382
Fredia C. Meadows v. Raleigh Center (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0416
Davis Memorial Hospital v. Howard W. Bennett (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0441
Larry Johnson v. City of South Charleston (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0443
Jeffrey S. Campbell v. Cogar Manufacturing (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0462
Susan Andrews v. Lamrite West, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0482
Wannie R. Lusk v. Alpha Natural Resources (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0485
Violet D. Ramsey v. Greenbrier Hotel Corp. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0510
Gregory Kingery v. Huntington Alloys Corp. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0511
Larry Dennis v. McElroy Coal Co. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 13, 2014
Docket Numbers: 13-0540, 13-0955
Bill Davis v. Joe Bennett Plumbing (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0541
Linda Copley v. Woodlands Retirement Community (Memorandum Decision)
Date: August 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0543
State of West Virginia v. Lamar Dorsey (Separate)
Date: July 18, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1486
Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Charles C. Amos (Separate)
Date: July 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0065
John N. Kenney v. Samuel C. Liston (Separate)
Date: July 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-0427
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