Orlandi v. Miller

This is an appeal by Joseph Orlandi, and others, from the refusal of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County to mandamus the appel-lees, the Commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Highways and the West Virginia Turnpike Commission, to institute condemnation proceedings against an easement which the appellants claim was blocked when improvements were made to the West Virginia Turnpike. On appeal, the appellants claim they have a clear legal right to the issuance of the writ of mandamus, and they pray that this Court reverse the decision of the circuit court and direct the appellees to…