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MEEK v. PUGH

No. 20070.

413 S.E.2d 666 (1991)

James W. MEEK, Appellant, v. Emmett S. PUGH, III, Mayor of the City of Beckley, and the City of Beckley, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided November 20, 1991.

Rehearing Denied February 13, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Turner, Grant Crandall, Crandall & Pyles, Charleston, for appellant.

Floyd M. Sayre, III, Beckley, for appellees.

Per Curiam:

James M. Meek appeals a decision of the circuit court that refused to require the City of Beckley to promote Mr. Meek to the position of lieutenant in the Beckley Fire Department. The circuit court found that the promotion of another eligible candidate by Mayor Emmett S. Pugh, III, was an exercise of discretion and not subject to interference by a writ of mandamus. Because we find that Mr. Meek is entitled to be promoted to the position of lieutenant,...

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