PRYOR v. GAINER

No. 16745.

351 S.E.2d 404 (1986)

Katherine PRYOR, Huldah Daugherty and Doris Jarrett, for Themselves and Others Similarly Situated v. Glen B. GAINER.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

November 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Harless, Morgantown, for appellant.

Charlie Brown, Atty. Gen., Thomas N. Trent, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for appellee.


NEELY, Justice:

In June, 1985, three widows of West Virginia circuit court judges petitioned on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated for a writ of mandamus ordering the State Auditor, Glen B. Gainer, to make full payment of the widows' benefits provided in W.Va.Code 51-9-6b [1967]. The widows filed their suit in response to a notice from the Auditor that, effective 1 July 1985, he intended to reduce the amount of the widows' benefits in order...

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