Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, 2016

76 opinions

John DOE, an unknown driver, Petitioner v. Hasil PAK, Respondent 2016-01-20
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. Belinda BIAFORE, Chair of the West Virginia State Democratic Committee; and Stephen Davis, Linda Klopp, David Thompson, Linda Phillips, Stephen Evans, and Patricia Blevins, Members of the West Virginia Democratic Executive Committee for the Ninth Senatorial District, Petitioners v. Earl Ray TOMBLIN, Governor of the State of West Virginia; and Beverly R. Lund, Justin M. Arvon, Sue Naomi Cline, Tony Paynter, John Doe, and Jane Doe, Members of the West Virginia Republican Executive Committee for the Ninth Senatorial District, Respondents and State of West Virginia, by its Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, Intervenor 2016-01-22
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. WHEELING HOSPITAL, INC.; David A. Ghaphery, M.D.; and A.D. Ghaphery Professional Association, Petitioners v. Honorable Ronald E. WILSON, Judge of the Circuit Court of Ohio County, and Stephanie Mills, Respondents 2016-02-09
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. Rajai T. KHOURY, M.D., and Khoury Surgical Group, Inc., Petitioners, v. The Honorable Jason A. CUOMO, Judge of the Circuit Court of Ohio County, and Nicole A. Scarcelli, Respondents 2016-02-10
William L. GILL, Claimant Below, Petitioner, v. CITY OF CHARLESTON, Respondent Below, Respondent 2016-02-10
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.; American Electric Power Service Corporation; Ohio Power Company; and Doug Workman, Petitioners v. Honorable David W. NIBERT, Judge of the Circuit Court of Mason County; Estate of Bobby Clary by Joy Clary, Administrator; Estate of Larry Laudermilt by Harriet Laudermilt, Administrator; Estate of Fred Parker by Nancy Parker, Administrator; Estate of James Stewart by Shawn Stewart, Administrator; Estate of Joan Wamsley by John Wamsley, Administrator; Estate of Judith Wright by Thomas Wright, Administrator; Robert Allen; Larry Angel; Joseph Ball; Paul Brammer; Robert Bruce; Ronald Campbell; Anthony Cardillo; David Carsey; James Chapman; Rick Clary; Gary Cooper; Charles Ehman; Robert Frazier; David Jones; Richard Lambe; Tonya Lavender; Harriett Laudermilt; Paul McDaniel; Tammy Mullens; Tracy Mullens; John Poff; Don Rees; Elton Ritchie; Wilbur Robinson; Michael Shaw; Roger Short; Iva Sisson; Carlos Stepp; Theron Swisher; Roy Taylor; Paul Thomas; Joan Wamsley; Sharen Wamsley; Steven Watson; Edmond Wright; Thomas Wright; Tiana Angel, by Tina Hudson, Mother and Next Friend; Tina Hudson; Joyce Barcus; Augustene Brammer; Kacey Burris; Cheryl Clary; Janet Rees; Diana Wright; Larry Angel, II; Terri Booth; Shawn Cardillo; Amy Edwards; Jesse Ehman; Melissa Hayes; Alexis Mullens; Elizabeth Pierce; Hanna Ramsburg; Darrin Reese; Christopher Shaw; John Sisson; Robert Sisson, Jr.; Karen Terry; Don Wamsley; Robin Wamsley; Jacob Watson; Jeremiah Watson; Terri Carsey; Suzanne Chapman; Dian McDaniel; Brenda Poff; Cheryl Shaw; Robert Sisson; Vicki Taylor; Karen Thomas; and Sheila Watson, Respondents 2016-02-10
In re C.M., D.M., and E.M 2016-02-11
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. Mark A. SORSAIA, Prosecuting Attorney for Putnam County, Petitioner v. Honorable Phillip M. STOWERS, Judge of the Circuit Court of Putnam County, and Caleb Toparis, Respondents 2016-02-11
Ricky Von RAINES, Petitioner v. David BALLARD, Warden, Mount Olive Correctional Complex, Respondent 2016-02-12
Polly Sue PICKENS, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. Murl Louise TRIBBLE and Janet Pearl Sargent, Plaintiffs Below, Respondents 2016-02-25
Gerald A. PHILLIPS and Teresa L. Phillips, Petitioners, v. Joshua D. STEAR, a resident of West Virginia, and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, a foreign company, Respondents 2016-03-02
Dayton Scott LISTER, Petitioner v. David BALLARD, Warden, Mount Olive Correctional Complex, Respondent 2016-03-02
LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Petitioner v. Thorn H. THORN, a Member of the West Virginia State Bar, Respondent 2016-03-03
PRISTINE PRE-OWNED AUTO, INC., Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. James W. COURRIER, Jr., Prosecuting Attorney for Mineral County, West Virginia, and Trooper M.L. Travelpiece, individually and in his Official Capacity as a West Virginia State Trooper, Defendants Below, Respondents 2016-03-03
Judith D. WARD, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. Susan K. WARD, Defendant Below, Respondent 2016-03-03
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Chris Wade FLEMING, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2016-03-07
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. FRANK S., Defendant Below, Petitioner 2016-03-08
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. State FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner v. The Honorable Jeffrey D. CRAMER, Judge of the Circuit Court of Wetzel County, William Bassett and Sarah Bassett, Respondents 2016-03-08
Patrick RUSSELL and Sylvia Smith, Petitioners v. TOWN OF GRANVILLE, Respondent 2016-03-15
Ryan CUNNINGHAM, Petitioner, v. Ronald F. LeGRAND and Mountain Country Partners, LLC, Respondents 2016-03-15
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent, v. William B. SHINGLETON, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2016-03-24
J.F. ALLEN CORPORATION, A West Virginia Corporation, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. The SANITARY BOARD OF the CITY OF CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Defendant Below, Respondent 2016-04-07
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC, f/k/a Centex Home Equity Company, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. Adam WEST and Bethany West, Plaintiffs Below, Respondents 2016-04-07
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION COMMISSION, Petitioner v. The PUTNAM COUNTY BOARD OF BALLOT COMMISSIONERS (The Honorable Brian Wood, Putnam County Clerk and Chairman; Judy Jeffries, Member; and Joyce Surface, Member) and Troy Sexton, Respondents 2016-04-07
LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Petitioner v. Heidi M. Georgi STURM, Respondent 2016-04-07
ESTATE OF Luigi BOSSIO a/k/a Louis Bossio, Petitioner/Defendant Below v. Bernard V. BOSSIO, Respondent/Plaintiff Below and Sam Bossio, Petitioner/Defendant Below v. Bernard V. Bossio, Respondent/Plaintiff Below 2016-04-07
The CITY OF MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, A West Virginia Municipal Corporation, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. NUZUM TRUCKING COMPANY, A West Virginia Corporation, and Preston Contractors, Inc., A West Virginia Corporation, Plaintiffs Below, Respondents and Greer Industries, Inc., A West Virginia Corporation, Intervenor Plaintiff Below, Respondent and The West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, A West Virginia Executive Agency, Indispensable Party/Defendant Below, Respondent 2016-04-07
Richard PARSONS, Petitioner v. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Respondent 2016-04-11
STATE of West Virginia, Respondent v. Donald DUNN, Petitioner 2016-04-13
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Julia SURBAUGH, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2016-04-13
Martha KNOTTS, Petitioner v. GRAFTON CITY HOSPITAL, Respondent 2016-04-14
Jennifer N. TAYLOR and Susan S. Perry, Petitioners/Plaintiffs Below v. The WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES, Rocco Fucillo, and Warren Keefer, Respondents/Defendants Below 2016-04-14
Brent D. BENJAMIN, candidate for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Petitioner v. Elizabeth D. WALKER, candidate for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia; West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant; West Virginia State Election Commission members Gary A. Collias and Vincent P. Cardi, Respondents 2016-04-19
William R. WOOTON, candidate for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Petitioner v. Elizabeth D. WALKER, candidate for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia; West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant; West Virginia State Election Commission members Gary A. Collias and Vincent P. Cardi; West Virginia State Auditor Glen B. Gainer, III; and West Virginia State Treasurer John D. Perdue, Respondent 2016-04-19
William R. WOOTON, candidate for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Petitioner v. Elizabeth D. WALKER, candidate for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia; West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant; West Virginia State Election Commission members Gary A. Collias and Vincent P. Cardi; West Virginia State Auditor Glen B. Gainer, III; and West Virginia State Treasurer John D. Perdue, Respondent. 2016-04-19
STATE of West Virginia, Respondent v. William Leonard BEEGLE, Petitioner 2016-04-21
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL UNION NO. 132 HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND, et al., Plaintiffs Below, Petitioners, v. L.A. PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Defendant Below; and UNITED BANK, INC., Intervenor Below Respondents 2016-05-18
STATE of West Virginia ex rel. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Petitioner v. Honorable Warren R. McGRAW, Judge of the Circuit Court of Wyoming County; and Danny S. Wellman, Administrator of the Estate of Jarred S. Wellman, Respondents 2016-05-18
Wanda WILLIAMS, individually and on behalf of the Estate and Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Robert Thompson, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner, v. CMO MANAGEMENT, LLC, (as to Nicholas County Nursing & Rehabilitation), Defendant Below, Respondent 2016-05-19
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Denny Franklin ERVIN, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2016-05-20
STATE of West Virginia, Respondent v. Stephanie Elaine LOUK, Petitioner 2016-05-27
Jeffrey N. EVANS, individually and in his capacity as an employee or agent of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., Kristina Nicholls, individually, and Stephen Bayles, individually, Defendants Below, Petitioners v. Debra K. BAYLES, Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2016-06-01
WHEELING PARK COMMISSION, Defendant Below, Petitioner, v. Joseph DATTOLI and Kerry Dattoli, his wife, Plaintiffs Below, Respondents 2016-06-02
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Jessica May WILSON, Defendant Below, Petitioner 2016-06-02
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner v. Kevin C. DUFFY, A member of the West Virginia Bar, Respondent 2016-06-02
Samuel ANSTEY, Petitioner Below, Petitioner v. David BALLARD, Warden, Mt. Olive Correctional Complex, Respondent Below, Respondent 2016-06-02
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Jesse Lee HEATER, Defendant Below, Respondent 2016-06-02
STATE of West Virginia EX REL. Pamela Jean GAMES-NEELY, Prosecuting Attorney, Petitioner v. The Honorable John C. YODER, Judge of the Circuit Court of Berkeley County; and Dennis E. Streets, Respondents 2016-06-03
Karen ADAMS, Petitioner/Petitioner Below v. PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AGENCY d/b/a American Education Services, a foreign corporation, Respondent/Defendant Below 2016-06-03
LAWYER DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Petitioner v. Howard J. BLYLER, a Member of the West Virginia State Bar, Respondent 2016-06-03
SUGAR ROCK, INC.; Gerald D. Hall; Iams Gas Company; Iams Oil Company; Cutright Gas Company; and Keith Oil Company, Defendants Below, Petitioners, v. D. Michael WASHBURN; Lisa A. Buzzard; Claire Robinson; Edwin L. Deem; Rea Wedekamm; Mary Wakefield; Kenneth A. Townsend; Anna Lee Townsend Wells; Clyde Townsend; Michael Rubel; Jerome Rubel; Keith White, Executor of the Estate of Bertie C. Cox; and J.F. Deem, Plaintiffs Below, Respondents 2016-06-03
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. TIMOTHY C., Defendant Below, Petitioner 2016-06-03
Loretta Lynn GOMEZ, Petitioner v. KANAWHA COUNTY COMMISSION, Respondent 2016-06-03
J. Michael TEETS, Commissioner; William E. Keplinger, Jr., Commissioner; and The Hardy County Commission, Respondents Below, Petitioners v. Wendy J. MILLER, John A. Elmore, B. Wayne Thompson, Ovid Need, and Bonnie L. Haggerty, Petitioners Below, Respondents 2016-06-03
STATE of West Virginia, Respondent, v. Jerry DEEL, Petitioner 2016-06-03
Cynthia RINGEL-WILLIAMS, Petitioner/Petitioner Below v. WEST VIRGINIA CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC RETIREMENT BOARD, Respondent/Respondent Below 2016-06-03
ERIC M., Petitioner v. LAURA M., Respondent 2016-06-03
ALLEGHENY COUNTRY FARMS, INC., Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. Darris HUFFMAN and Nuetulia Huffman, Defendants Below, Respondents; and Allegheny Country Farms, Inc., Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. Ethel Huffman Carper, Defendant Below, Respondent 2016-06-06
Anandhi MURTHY, M.D., and Woodbrook Casualty Insurance Company, Defendants Below, Petitioners v. Andrea KARPACS-BROWN, individually, and as Administratrix of the Estate of her Mother, Elizabeth Karpacs, and the Estate of her Father, Andrew Karpacs, Plaintiff Below, Respondent 2016-06-06
Patrick MIRANDY, Warden, St. Marys Correctional Center, Respondent Below, Petitioner v. Gregg D. SMITH, Petitioner Below, Respondent 2016-06-08
Wade PAINTER, Petitioner Below, Petitioner v. David BALLARD, Warden, Respondent Below, Respondent 2016-06-08
RUBIN RESOURCES, INC., Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. Garold Gary W. MORRIS, II, Defendant Below, Respondent 2016-06-10
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner v. Jason D. ONEAL and Andrea Oneal, his wife, Individually, and as parents and next friends of Andrew Scott ONeal, Anna Leigh Grace ONeal, and Austin Matthew ONeal, Infants under the age of eighteen, Respondents 2016-06-10
SCHUMACHER HOMES OF CIRCLEVILLE, INC., a foreign corporation, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. John SPENCER and Carolyn Spencer, Plaintiffs Below, Respondents 2016-06-13
STATE of West Virginia EX REL. WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS, Petitioner v. The Honorable Robert A. BURNSIDE, Jr., Judge of the Circuit Court of Raleigh County, and MCNB Bank and Trust Co., Respondents 2016-06-13
SWVA, INC., Employer Below, Petitioner v. Edward BIRCH, Claimant Below, Respondent 2016-06-15
Stacy STEVENS, Personal Representative of the Estate of Scott Stevens, deceased, Plaintiff Below, Petitioner v. MTR GAMING GROUP, INC., d/b/a Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort; and International Game Technology, Inc., Defendants Below, Respondents 2016-06-15
Ryan Lynn HARNISH, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. Charles M. CORRA and Elizabeth G. Corra, Plaintiffs Below, Respondents 2016-06-15
STATE of West Virginia, Respondent v. Nicholas VARLAS, Petitioner 2016-06-16
IN RE: S.H. 2016-06-16
IN RE: D.M. 2016-09-15
Erik Patrick WELLS, Petitioner/Respondent Below v. STATE of West Virginia EX REL. Charles T. MILLER, Prosecuting Attorney for Kanawha County, Respondent/Petitioner Below 2016-09-15
PIONEER PIPE, INC., Petitioner v. Stephen SWAIN, Brayman Construction, and J & J General Maintenance, Inc., Respondents 2016-09-19
STATE of West Virginia, Respondent v. Gerald DOOM, Petitioner 2016-09-22
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. GARY A., Defendant Below, Petitioner 2016-09-23
STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Rickie L. GREENFIELD Jr., Defendant Below, Petitioner 2016-09-28