RUTLEDGE v. WORKMAN

No. 16582.

332 S.E.2d 831 (1985)

Phyllis J. RUTLEDGE, etc. v. Margaret WORKMAN, Judge, etc.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided July 10, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Cline, Charleston, for petitioner.

Allan H. Masinter, Lewis, Ciccarello, Masinter & Friedberg, Charleston, for respondent.


NEELY, Chief Justice:

The issues presented by this case concern the role of the Clerk of the West Virginia Circuit Court, the proper exercise of the Court's jurisdiction and administrative authority, and the inherent dignity of the circuit court itself. The petitioner, Phyllis J. Rutledge, is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County and the respondent, Margaret Workman, is a Judge of that Circuit Court.

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