George v. Godby

MeHUGH, Chief Justice:

This action is before this Court upon a petition for appeal from the final order of the Circuit Court of Logan County, West Virginia. The petitioners, residents and voters of Logan County, include Thomas George, Mrs. Mason Stephen Mayo, Mrs. Betty Jean Farmer, J.W. Walls and Kimberly Ann Thomas. The respondent is J.T. (Tom) Godby. In this action, the petitioners seek to remove the respondent from his office as Assessor of Logan County. This Court has before it the petition for appeal, all matters of record and the briefs and argument of counsel.

Subsequent to the…