Legal Opinion
Baker v. Civil Service Commission
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided June 21, 1978No. 14071PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Justice;
John D. Baker appeals from an adverse ruling of the Civil Service Commission of West Virginia, which held it had no jurisdiction to consider his case in view of the fact that on May 6, 1977, the Legislature, by virtue of amendments to W.Va. Code, 29-6-1, et seq., removed his position from civil service coverage.
Mr. Baker was an employee in the Governor’s Office of Federal-State Relations. On December 23, 1976, his posi tion, along with a number of other positions in the Office of Federal-State Relations, was placed under civil service through an Executive Order issued by the…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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