University of West Virginia Board of Trustees Ex Rel. West Virginia University v. Graf

This case is before this Court upon appeal of a final order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County entered on July 15, 1997. Pursuant to that order, the circuit court granted $330,921.00 to the appellee, David F. Graf, M.D., for attorney fees and costs arising out of a grievance he filed with the West Virginia Education and State Employees' Grievance Board in 1985. In this appeal, the appellant, the University of West Virginia Board of Trustees on behalf of West Virginia University [hereinafter “the University”], contends that the circuit court erred by failing to apply the provisions of…