Legal Opinion
Cowan v. County Commission of Logan County
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 20, 1977No. 13929PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGraw, Justice:
Charles Cowan and other freeholders of the Buffalo Creek area in Triadelphia District, Logan County, West Virginia filed on March 5, 1975, a petition with the County Commission1 of Logan County as the preliminary legal step under W.Va. Code, 8-2-3,2 to incorporate Buffa*108lo Creek Valley as a Class III city. Their petition was rejected by the commission as not sufficient and, on resubmission and after an evidentiary hearing, it was dismissed for not meeting requirements of the law. They petitioned this Court for a writ of mandamus to require the commission to act on their…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- State ex rel. Noyes v. LaneWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1921
- Edmiston v. WilsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1961
- Pond Creek Pocahontas Co. v. AlexanderWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In Re Barbara H. Allen, Better Government Bureau, Incorporated, an Ohio Corporation v. Darrell v. McGraw Jr., Attorney General, State of West Virginia, Personally and in His Official Capacity Better Government Bureau Office of the Attorney General State of West Virginia, a Body Politic, a Corporate Instrumentality of Government With Limited Agency and Quasi-Sovereign Capacity Ken Hechler, Secretary of State, in His Official Capacity v. Donna Willis, Party in Interest. Better Government Bureau, Incorporated, an Ohio Corporation v. Darrell v. McGraw Jr., Attorney General, State of West Virginia, Personally and in His Official Capacity, Better Government Bureau Office of the Attorney General State of West Virginia, a Body Politic, a Corporate Instrumentality of Government With Limited Agency and Quasi-Sovereign Capacity Ken Hechler, Secretary of State, in His Official Capacity v. Barbara H. Allen Donna Willis, Parties in Interest. Better Government Bureau, Incorporated, an Ohio Corporation v. Darrell v. McGraw Jr., Attorney General, State of West Virginia, Personally and in His Official Capacity, Better Government Bureau Office of the Attorney General State of West Virginia, a Body Politic, a Corporate Instrumentality of Government With Limited Agency and Quasi-Sovereign Capacity Ken Hechler, Secretary of State, in His Official Capacity v. Barbara H. Allen Donna Willis, Parties in InterestCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- In re the City of Beckley to Annex ex rel. West Virginia Route 3 Right-of-Way Beginning at the Present Corporate LimitsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
- Better Government Bureau, Inc. v. McGrawCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Doering v. CITY OF RONCEVERTEWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2011
- Cowan v. COUNTY COM'N OF LOGAN CTY.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
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