Marra v. Zink

256 S.E.2d 581 (1979)

Louis MARRA et al.

v.

Mildred ZINK, City Clerk, etc., et al.

No. 14040.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

July 12, 1979.

Jones, Williams, West & Jones, Jerald E. Jones, Clarksburg, for plaintiff in error.

John L. DePolo, Clarksburg, for defendant in error.

NEELY, Justice:

This case concerns the extent to which either the Legislature or a municipal corporation may limit access to elected municipal office by imposing qualifications in excess of those established in W.Va.Const., art. 4 § 4. Here citizens and taxpayers of Clarksburg, West Virginia appeal a circuit court…