Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, 2012

97 opinions

STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Timothy Michael WALDRON, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2012-01-19
Albert POSTLEWAIT, Jr., Plaintiff Below, Petitioner, v. CITY OF WHEELING, Defendant Below, Respondent 2012-01-19
Steven M. POSEY and Michelle E. Posey, Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners v. CITY OF BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, a West Virginia statutory municipal corporation, Defendant Below, Respondent 2012-01-27
BIG LOTS STORES, INC., Petitioner v. Rebecca ARBOGAST and Kevin M. Arbogast, Respondents 2012-02-09
SHENANDOAH SALES & SERVICE, INC., Plaintiff below, Petitioner v. ASSESSOR OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, Angela Banks, Defendant below, Respondent 2012-02-09
In re the Marriage of Margaret P. ZICKEFOOSE, Respondent below, Petitioner v. Joseph L. ZICKEFOOSE, Petitioner below, Respondent 2012-02-10
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS, Petitioner v. Honorable Jeffrey B. REED, Judge of the Circuit Court of Wood County; Randall Rapp; Lloyd Pannell; and Robin Pannell, Respondents; and State of West Virginia ex rel. West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, Petitioner v. Honorable Jeffrey B. Reed, Judge of the Circuit Court of Wood County, and C. Matthew Jones, Respondents 2012-02-10
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. Thornton COOPER, Petitioner v. Natalie E. TENNANT, Secretary of State of The State of West Virginia and Richard Thompson, Speaker of The West Virginia House of Delegates, Respondents; State of West Virginia ex rel. Stephen Andes and Joseph Haynes, Individually And In official Capacities As Members of The County Commission of Putnam County, West Virginia; Brian Wood, Individually And In official Capacity As Putnam County Clerk; Bob Baird, Myles Epling and Rick Handley, Individually And In official Capacities As Members of The County Commission of Mason County, West Virginia; and Diana Cromley, Individually And In official Capacity As Mason County Clerk, Petitioners v. Natalie E. Tennant, Secretary of State of The State of West Virginia and Richard Thompson, Speaker of The West Virginia House of Delegates, Respondents; State of West Virginia ex rel. County Commission of Monroe County, By and Through Its Members: Michael Shane Ashley, Clyde Gum, Jr., and William Miller, Petitioners v. Richard Thompson, Speaker of The West Virginia House of Delegates; and Natalie E. Tennant, Secretary of State of The State of West Virginia, Respondents; State of West Virginia ex rel. Eldon A. Callen, Jim Boyce, Petra Wood, John Wood and Frank Deem, Petitioners v. Natalie E. Tennant, Secretary of State of The State of West Virginia, Respondent; State of West Virginia ex rel. Thornton Cooper, Petitioner v. Natalie E. Tennant, Secretary of State of The State of West Virginia, Respondent 2012-02-13
Shawn ROMANO, Respondent Below, Petitioner v. Wendy GREVE, Petitioner Below, Respondent 2012-02-23
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Kendra SULICK, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2012-02-23
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner v. Honorable David H. SANDERS, Howard G. Demory and Charlotte P. Demory; 3rd Time Trucking, LLC, and Eric Custer, Respondents 2012-02-24
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. Jennifer MILLER, Individually and as Mother and Next Friend of Trais Westfall, an Infant, Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2012-02-24
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Donald SURBER, Jr., Defendant Below, Petitioner 2012-02-24
ALL MED, LLC., Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. RANDOLPH ENGINEERING CO., INC., and Donald R. Hayes, Defendants Below, Respondents 2012-02-24
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Paula D. HOSTON, Defendant Below, Petitioner; and State of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Reese T. Riley, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2012-02-24
In re ASHTON M. 2012-02-28
REBUILD AMERICA, INC., a Florida corporation, and Reo America, Inc., a Florida corporation, Defendants Below, Petitioners v. Mark E. DAVIS, Tammy L. Davis, and Huntington National Bank, N.A., Plaintiffs Below, Respondents and Mike Rutherford, Sheriff of Kanawha County, and Vera McCormick, Clerk of the County Commission of Kanawha County, Defendants Below, Respondents 2012-03-01
STATE of West Virginia, Petitioner v. Timothy J. JUDGE, Respondent 2012-03-22
John P. HALE, Petitioner v. WEST VIRGINIA OFFICE OF the INSURANCE COMMISSIONER and Rockspring Development, Inc., Respondents 2012-03-22
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Petitioner v. Michelle L. FALQUERO, Respondent 2012-03-22
STATE of West Virginia ex rel., Julie Massanopoli PIPER, Administratrix of the Estate of William Lee Piper, Deceased, Petitioner v. Honorable David H. SANDERS, Judge of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County; and Robin Skinner Prinz, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Kyle Hoffman, Jr., Respondents 2012-03-23
Dr. Joe J. WHITE, Jr., Petitioner Below, Petitioner v. Joe E. MILLER, Commissioner, West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles, Respondent Below, Respondent 2012-03-26
Mike HARPER, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. Gavin SMITH, Defendant Below, Respondent 2012-03-26
STATE of West Virginia ex rel., Donna J. BOLEY, Petitioner v. Natalie E. TENNANT, Secretary of State of the State of West Virginia, and Frank Deem, Respondents 2012-04-12
Randy HAMMOND, et al., Appellants v. WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS and The Division of Personnel, Appellees 2012-05-09
Joe E. MILLER, Commissioner, West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, Petitioner v. Michael CHENOWETH, Respondent 2012-05-10
Bobby and Amanda MESSER, Petitioners v. HAMPDEN COAL COMPANY, LLC, Respondent 2012-05-16
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Karen TANNER, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2012-05-24
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Tyrone R. CROUCH, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2012-05-24
David F. FINCH and Shirley R. Finch, Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners v. INSPECTECH, LLC, a West Virginia Limited Liability Company, Defendant Below, Respondent 2012-05-24
Craig A. GRIFFITH, West Virginia State Tax Commissioner, Respondent Below, Petitioner v. CONAGRA BRANDS, INC., Petitioner Below, Respondent 2012-05-24
BRITTANY S., Respondent Below, Petitioner v. AMOS F., Respondent Below, Respondent 2012-05-24
Loretta CLINE, Executrix of the Estate of Henry Cline, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. Kiren Jean KRESA-REAHL, M.D., Defendant Below, Respondent 2012-05-29
CENTURY ALUMINUM OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC., Petitioner v. JACKSON COUNTY COMMISSION, and Craig A. Griffith, State Tax Commissioner of West Virginia, Respondents 2012-05-29
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Tony Curtis MYERS, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2012-06-01
Michael V. COLEMAN, Acting Warden, Mount Olive Correctional Complex, Respondent Below, Petitioner v. Michael BROWN, Petitioner Below, Respondent 2012-06-01
Kerry SAVARD, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Vicki Savard, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. CHEAT RIVER OUTFITTERS, INC., Brent Matthew Everson, Travis Cobb, Simon Buckland and Paul Hart, Defendants Below, Respondents 2012-06-06
Joe E. MILLER, Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. Christopher L. TOLER, Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2012-06-06
Joe E. MILLER, Commissioner, Division of Motor Vehicles, Petitioner v. David K. SMITH, Respondent 2012-06-07
J.S., a Minor by His Next Friend and Mother S.N., Petitioner Below, Petitioner v. Patsy A. HARDY, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources; and Todd Thornton, In His Official Capacity As State Hearing Officer for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Respondents Below, Respondents 2012-06-07
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Samuel D. SCARBRO, Jr., Defendant Below, Petitioner 2012-06-07
LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Petitioner v. Michael S. SANTA BARBARA, a member of the West Virginia State Bar, Respondent 2012-06-07
CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., a Virginia Corporation, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. Angela SMITH, Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2012-06-07
Constance Lourenda MAYLE, Respondent Below, Petitioner v. Mark Douglas MAYLE, Petitioner Below, Respondent 2012-06-08
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. David D. GRIFFY, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2012-06-08
CITY OF NEW MARTINSVILLE, Petitioner v. The PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA; and Monongahela Power Company and The Potomac Edison Company, Both Doing Business as Allegheny Power, Respondents and Morgantown Energy Associates, Petitioner v. The Public Service Commission of West Virginia; and Monongahela Power Company and the Potomac Edison Company, Both Doing Business as Allegheny Power, Respondents 2012-06-11
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. Darrell V. McGRAW, Jr., Attorney General, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. The Honorable Charles E. KING, Jr., Judge, Circuit Court of Kanawha County; Fast Auto Loans Inc., a Virginia corporation; Community Loans of America, Inc., a Georgia corporation; and Robert I. Reich, President and Chief Executive Officer of Fast Auto Loans, Inc., and Community Loans of America, Inc., Defendants Below, Respondents 2012-06-12
The ESTATE OF Roger G. FUSSELL and Andrea M. Simmons, Executrix, Petitioners v. Kristi FORTNEY and Chanda Collette, Respondents 2012-06-12
In the Matter of Carol FOUTY, Magistrate for Kanawha County 2012-06-12
T.H., Respondent Below, Petitioner v. D.K. & R.R., Petitioners Below, Respondent 2012-06-12
Robert P. BANSBACH and Rickie Bansbach, Petitioners v. Daniel HARBIN and Mary Fanok, Respondents 2012-06-12
STATE of West Virginia ex rel Mark PLANTS, Prosecuting Attorney of Kanawha County, West Virginia, Petitioner v. The Honorable Carrie WEBSTER, in her Official Capacity as Judge of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia, and David Washington Kinney, Respondents 2012-06-12
TUDORS BISCUIT WORLD OF AMERICA, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. Della M. CRITCHLEY, Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2012-06-13
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. Charles Wesley THOMPSON, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. David BALLARD, Warden, Mount Olive Correctional Center, Defendant Below, Respondent 2012-06-13
STATE of West Virginia, Petitioner v. Marcella Lorenza DUNBAR, Respondent 2012-06-13
STATE of West Virginia, ex rel. JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC., York International Corporation, and Morgan Keller, Inc., Petitioners v. The Honorable Susan B. TUCKER, Judge of the Circuit Court of Monongalia County, and Glenmark Holding, LLC, Respondents 2012-06-13
Clayton BROWN, as guardian for and on behalf of Clarence Brown, Petitioner v. GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION; Genesis Healthcare Holding Company II, Inc.; Genesis Health Ventures, Inc. of West Virginia; Genesis Eldercare Corporation; Genesis Eldercare Network Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Management Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Staffing Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Hospitality Services, Inc.; Marmet SNF Operations, LLC; 1 Sutphin Drive Associates, LLC; 1 Sutphin Drive Operations, LLC; Genesis WV Holdings, LLC; Glenmark Associates, Inc.; Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. n/k/a MHCC, Inc.; Canoe Hollow Properties, LLC; Robin Sutphin; and Shawn Eddy, Respondents; Jeffrey Taylor, personal representative of the Estate of Leo Taylor, Petitioner v. MHCC, Inc., f/k/a Marmet Health Care Center; Canoe Hollow Properties, LLC; Genesis Healthcare Corporation d/b/a Marmet Health Care Center; Glenmark Associates, Inc.; Glenmark Limited Liability Company I; Glenmark Properties, Inc.; Genesis Healthcare Corporation; Genesis Health Ventures of West Virginia, Inc.; Genesis Health Ventures of West Virginia, LP; Genesis Eldercare Corporation; Genesis Eldercare Network Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Management Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Staffing Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Physician Services, Inc.; Genesis Eldercare Hospitality Services, Inc.; Horizon Associates, Inc.; Horizon Mobile, Inc.; Horizon Rehabilitation, Inc.; GMA Partnership Holding Company, Inc.; GMA-Madison, Inc.; GMA-Brightwood, Inc.; Helstat, Inc.; Formation Capital, Inc.; FC-GEN Acquisition, Inc.; Gen Acquisition Corporation; and JER Partners, LLC, Respondents; Sharon A. Marchio, Executrix of the Estate of Pauline Virginia Willett, Petitioner v. Clarksburg Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., a West Virginia Corporation, d/b/a Clarksburg Continuous Care Center; Sheila K. Clark, Executive Director of Clarksburg Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., d/b/a Clarksburg Continuous Care Center; John/Jane Doe #1; and Jennifer McWhorter, Respondents 2012-06-13
Lola Melinda WATKINS, Appellant v. McDowell COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, et al., Appellees 2012-06-14
STATE of West Virginia, Petitioner v. Paul Edward BOSTIC, Respondent 2012-06-14
Byron BOWENS, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. ALLIED WAREHOUSING SERVICES, INC., d/b/a Allied Logistics, a West Virginia Corporation, Defendant Below, Respondent 2012-06-15
Joe E. MILLER, Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles, Petitioner v. Justin Brant WOOD, Respondent; Joe E. Miller, Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles, Petitioner v. Mark Thompson, Respondent 2012-06-18
Fredrick ARMSTRONG, Petitioner Below, Petitioner v. WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF CULTURE AND HISTORY, Respondent Below, Respondent 2012-06-18
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Brent Levi McGILTON, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2012-06-19
STATE of West Virginia, Respondent v. Henry C. JENKINS, Petitioner 2012-06-21
In re E.B., A Minor. Michael J. Lewis, Secretary, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Petitioner 2012-06-21
Roger W. GOFF, Appellant v. PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee 2012-06-21
Joe E. MILLER, Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles, Petitioner v. John B. EPLING, Respondent 2012-06-21
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. the AFFILIATED CONSTRUCTION TRADES FOUNDATION, A Division of the West Virginia State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. The Honorable James C. STUCKY, Judge of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County; West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways; West Virginia Board of Education; Mingo County Redevelopment Authority; and Nicewonder Contracting, Inc., Defendants Below, Respondents 2012-06-21
STATE of West Virginia, Respondent v. Brian John STONE, Petitioner 2012-06-21
STATE of West Virginia, ex rel, Allen H. LOUGHRY, II, candidate for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Petitioner v. Natalie E. TENNANT, West Virginia Secretary of State; Natalie E. Tennant, Gary A. Collias, William N. Renzelli, and Robert Rupp, members of the West Virginia State Election Commission; Glen B. Gainer, III, West Virginia State Auditor; and John Perdue, West Virginia State Treasurer, Respondents and Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., West Virginia Attorney General, Intervenor 2012-09-07
Robert L. MEADOWS, II, and Rhonda K. Meadows, his wife, Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners v. MASSEY COAL SERVICES, INC., and Independence Coal Company, Inc., Defendants Below, Respondents 2012-09-24
FEROLETO STEEL COMPANY, INC., Petitioner v. Thomas A. OUGHTON, Assessor of Brooke County, County Commission of Brooke County and West Virginia State Tax Commissioner, Respondents 2012-09-25
MOUNTAIN AMERICA, LLC, a West Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Petitioners Below, Petitioners v. Donna HUFFMAN, Assessor of Monroe County, et al., Respondents Below, Respondents; Mountain America, LLC, a West Virginia Limited Liability Company, et al., Petitioners Below, Petitioners v. Donna Huffman, Assessor of Monroe County, et al., Respondents Below, Respondents 2012-10-19
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. David L. WELCH, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2012-10-19
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Jeffrey R. FINLEY, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2012-10-19
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner v. John W. ALDERMAN, III, Respondent 2012-10-19
Benjamin BEVERLY, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. Gary Kent THOMPSON and Miki Thompson, Husband and Wife, Plaintiffs Below, Respondents 2012-10-19
HOMINY CREEK PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION, INC., Respondent Below, Petitioner v. WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Petitioner Below, Respondent 2012-10-19
Ronald J. HICKS; Robert J. Claus, Jr.; Benson B. Flanagan; and Terry Nichols, Petitioners Below, Petitioners v. Erica M. MANI, West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement Board; Colonel Timothy S. Pack, West Virginia State Police; and State of West Virginia, Respondents Below, Respondents 2012-10-19
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA and The Wetzel County Solid Waste Authority, Petitioners v. LACKAWANNA TRANSPORT COMPANY and Solid Waste Services, Incorporated, Respondents 2012-10-23
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. TOWN OF PRATT, A West Virginia Municipal Corporation, Petitioner v. The Honorable James C. STUCKY, Judge of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia, and Roger Paul Crist, et al., Respondents 2012-10-24
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Lisa Marie DAVIS, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2012-10-24
Victoria DRUMHELLER, et al., Petitioners v. James and Diane FILLINGER, Respondents 2012-10-25
LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Petitioner v. Joshua M. ROBINSON, a Member of the West Virginia State Bar, Respondent 2012-10-25
The BURKE-PARSONS-BOWLBY CORPORATION, a West Virginia corporation; Stella-Jones U.S. Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation; and Stella-Jones, Inc., a foreign corporation; Defendants Below, Petitioners v. Sandra D. RICE, Executrix of the Estate of Jerold John Rice, Jr., Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2012-11-07
Ser James DAVIS, Prosecuting Attorney, Petitioner v. The Honorable Fred L. FOX, II, Judge and James Michael Sands, Respondents 2012-11-08
John R. HOLLAND, II, Petitioner v. Joe E. MILLER, Commissioner, West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, Respondent 2012-11-08
In re AARON H. 2012-11-09
Ron DURHAM & Rhonda Durham, Petitioners v. Freddie JENKINS & Elisha Jenkins, Respondents 2012-11-09
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner v. The Honorable David H. SANDERS, Judge of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County; Howard G. Demory; Charlotte Demory; 3rd Time Trucking, LLC; and Eric W. Custer, Respondents 2012-11-09
LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Petitioner v. David A. ALESHIRE, Respondent 2012-11-09
LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Petitioner v. D. Michael BURKE, Respondent 2012-11-09
David BALLARD, Warden, Respondent Below, Petitioner v. David Lee HURT, Petitioner Below, Respondent 2012-11-09
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant Below, Petitioner, v. RRK, INC., d/b/a Showboat Marina, Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2012-11-09
Tricia DEAN, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. STATE of West Virginia and Jefferson County Sheriffs Department, Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2012-11-09
Delores HOSE, on behalf of K.M.H. and P.M.H., Plaintiffs v. The ESTATE OF Larry B. HOSE; Anthony L. Hose, Individually, and as Administrator of the Estate of Larry B. Hose; Linda C. Hose, Susan E. Cunningham; and Shaney Rollison, Defendants 2012-11-09
Raymond A. HINERMAN, Sr., and Barbara B. Hinerman, Husband and Wife, Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners v. Richard A. RODRIGUEZ, and Rita C. Rodriguez, Husband and Wife, Defendants Below, Respondents 2012-11-09