In this appeal, the Supreme Court considers whether Petitioner, who sued on an implied consent theory, presented sufficient evidence of proximate cause to survive summary judgment.
State ex rel. EAN Holdings, et al. vs. Hon. Ronald E. Wilson, Judge; David Stanley Consultants, LLC; and Mark Ash, Jr.
Case Number: 19-0900
In this original jurisdiction matter, the petitioners ask the Court to prohibit the Circuit Court of Ohio County from proceeding in the underlying civil action. The petitioners assert that the civil action should be dismissed or transferred to the State of Ohio, where venue and jurisdiction would be proper. The...
Hardwick Smith Johnson, et al. vs. Nancy Singleton Case and Deborah A. McGee
Case Number: 19-1018
This suit arises from a close municipal election in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, held on June 11, 2019. The parties were candidates for five seats on the Harpers Ferry Town Council. The petitioners seek judicial review of an order of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County that overturned an order...
The Circuit Court of Fayette County, West Virginia, certified the following questions to be answered by this Court: 1.For purposes of a crime under West Virginia Code § 60A-4-414(b), is an indictment specifically alleging a conspiracy involving a single defendant and only one other conspirator sufficient, under constitutional principles, to...
Everett Frazier, Commissioner WV DMV v. John Fouch, III
Case Number: 19-0350
Petitioner appeals the decision of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County reversing the Office of Administrative Hearings’ order revoking Respondent’s driver’s license for driving while under the influence. In reversing the OAH’s decision, the circuit court concluded that the OAH improperly admitted certain evidence relevant to Respondent’s intoxication. Continued
Petitioner appeals the Circuit Court of Brook County’s denial of its motion to intervene in a suit to quiet title. The underlying action involves the question of an interest in oil and gas rights, to which Petitioner acquired a leasehold interest. The circuit court determined that the motion to intervene...
Antero Resources Corporation v. Dale W. Steager, State Tax Commissioner,
Case Number: 18-1106
Petitioner appeals the Circuit Court of Kanawha County’s reversal of the Office of Tax Appeals’ reversal of the State Tax Department’s assessment of sales and/or use tax on certain property and services purchased or rented by petitioner for use at natural resource well sites. Continued
Petitioners appeal the Circuit Court of Grant County’s order denying their motion for a new trial and their renewed motion for a new trial following a bench trial regarding a disputed easement. Petitioners sought, and continue to seek, a valid deeded and/or prescriptive right-of-way over, across, and through real estate...
