Ruble v. Office of the Secretary of State of West Virginia

This is an appeal from the November 18, 1993, order of the Mineral County Circuit Court, which reversed the decision of the Secretary of State of West Virginia (“appellant”) denying appellee John S. Ruble a private investigator’s license. This Court has before it the petition for appeal, all matters of record and the briefs and argument of counsel. For the reasons stated below, the judgment of the circuit court is reversed.

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The appellee made an application to the appellant 1 for licensure as a private investigator in West Virginia. On March 16, 1993, the appellee’s application was denied by…