STATE EX REL. CLINE v. FRYE

No. 33875.

672 S.E.2d 303 (2008)

STATE of West Virginia ex rel. Jane L. CLINE, Insurance Commissioner of the State of West Virginia, Petitioner v. The Honorable Andrew N. FRYE, Jr., Judge of the Circuit Court of Grant County, Gerry A. Davis, Sr., Danny Keplinger, Timothy Rohrbaugh, Monumental Life Insurance Company, and William Blankenbeckler, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided November 6, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew R. Pauley, Jeffrey C. Black, Gregory A. Elam, Offices of the Insurance Commissioner of West Virginia, Charleston, Counsel for the Petitioner.

Janet D. Preston, John W. Cooper, Cooper & Preston, PLLC, Parsons.

James Paul Geary, Geary & Geary, LC, Petersburg, Counsel for the Respondents, Gerry A. Davis, Sr., Danny Keplinger, and Timothy Rohrbaugh.

Ancil G. Ramey, Hannah B. Curry, Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC, Charleston.

Lucien G. Lewin, Eric J. Hulett, Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC, Martinsburg, Counsel for the Respondent, Monumental Life Insurance Company.


McHUGH, Senior Status Justice:1

Jane L. Cline, the Insurance Commissioner of the State of West Virginia ("Insurance Commissioner"), seeks a writ of prohibition2 in connection with two orders3 entered by the Circuit Court of Grant County directing her to produce documents relating to the investigation of a former insurance agent. Arguing that the materials are both confidential and...

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