Campbell v. Kelly

Neely, Justice:

This proceeding in mandamus was brought by William C. Campbell in his personal capacity as a citizen, voter, and taxpayer of the State of West Virginia against the trustees of the West Virginia Public Employees Retirement System and others concerned with the administration of the Public Employees Retirement System to require cessation of further payments to retired members of the West Virginia Legislature whose pensions are based on legislative service before 1971 and to compel the recovery on behalf of the State of retirement pension benefits which have already been paid.…