LAWSON v. COUNTY COM'N OF MERCER COUNTY

No. 23399.

483 S.E.2d 77 (1996)

199 W.Va. 77

Walter O. LAWSON, et al., Plaintiffs v. The COUNTY COMMISSION OF MERCER COUNTY and Don B. Meadows, in his Official Capacity as Sheriff of Mercer County, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided December 17, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dwayne E. Cyrus, Kathryn Reed Bayless, Bayless, McFadden & Cyrus, Princeton, for Plaintiffs.

Charles D. Smith, Prosecuting Attorney, Princeton, W.T. Weber, Jr., W.T. Weber, III, Weber & Weber, Weston, for Defendants.


PER CURIAM:1

We are presented in this case with four questions certified by the Circuit Court of Mercer County regarding the method of calculating the annual salary increment for deputy sheriffs as provided for in W. Va.Code 7-14-17c (1985). The circuit court certified the following four questions:

1. Is W. Va.Code 7-14-17c vague and ambiguous? ANSWER: Yes 2. Does the annual salary increase/increment provided...

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