STATE EX REL. QUELCH v. DAUGHERTY

No. 15784.

306 S.E.2d 233 (1983)

STATE ex rel. John-Robin M. QUELCH, et al. v. George A. DAUGHERTY, et al., etc.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Dissenting Opinion July 27, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John-Robin M. Quelch, Kevin S. Cotter, Paul R. Sheridan, Jay T. McCamic, pro se.

Janet F. Steele, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for respondents.


HARSHBARGER, Justice:

Petitioners are four law students in good standing at West Virginia University School of Law. They have invoked our original jurisdiction to mandamus the Board of Law Examiners to admit them to practice law without taking the Bar examination. In 1981 our state legislature amended W.Va.Code, 30-2-1, to require all West Virginia University law school graduates after July 1, 1983, to take the examination. Until that time, West Virginia University...

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