PHARES v. RITCHIE

No. CC894.

219 S.E.2d 698 (1976)

Dewey P. PHARES et al. v. William S. RITCHIE, Jr., as West Virginia Commissioner of Highways.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Rehearing Denied February 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Karr, III, Elkins, for plaintiffs.

Hershel R. Hark, Legal Div., Dept. of Highways, Charleston, for defendant.


NEELY, Justice:

This case presents one issue and one issue only with regard to proper venue in actions brought against State officials. In January 1975 the appellees filed a petition in the Circuit Court of Randolph County praying for the issuance of a writ of mandamus to require the appellant, Commissioner of Highways William S. Ritchie, Jr., to maintain a public road in the New Interest District of Randolph County, which had been maintained as a state road until...

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