HOLMES v. BOARD OF EDUC. OF BERKELEY

No. 25979.

526 S.E.2d 310 (1999)

206 W.Va. 534

Victor HOLMES, Defendant Below, Appellee, v. The BOARD OF EDUCATION OF BERKELEY COUNTY, Appellee Below, Appellee, and David Rogers, Intervenor/Appellee Below, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided November 17, 1999.

Dissenting Opinion of Chief Justice Starcher January 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel C. Staggers, Esq., Staggers & Staggers, Keyser, West Virginia, and Suzanne M. Weise, Esq., Patrick C. McGinley, Esq., Morgantown, West Virginia, Attorneys for Holmes.

Erwin Conrad, Esq., Fayetteville, West Virginia, Attorney for Berkeley County Board of Education.

Lawrence M. Schultz, Esq., Burke & Schultz, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Attorney for Rogers.


MAYNARD, Justice:

The question before us is which of two applicants, David Rogers or Victor Holmes, should be awarded the position of head varsity basketball coach at Martinsburg High School (MHS). The defendant, David Rogers, appeals from the September 30, 1998 order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia, which reversed the decision of the West Virginia Education and State Employees Grievance Board (Grievance Board) and reinstated Victor Holmes to...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases