State Ex Rel. West Virginia Real Estate Appraiser Licensing & Certification Board v. Chiles

LOUGHRY, Justice:

The petitioner, the West Virginia Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (the “Board”), seeks a writ of prohibition 1 to prevent the respondent, the Honorable Christopher D. Chiles, 2 Judge of the Circuit Court of Cabell County, from proceeding on a petition for a writ of prohibition filed by the respondent, David E. Bunch, against the Board in the Circuit Court of Cabell County. The Board contends that it is a state agency and, under state law, venue for any action filed against it is proper only in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County. For the reasons set…