State Ex Rel. Beckley Newspapers Corp. v. Hunter

Lovins, President:

The Beckley Newspapers Corporation by this original proceeding seeks a writ of mandamus to compel Van Hunter, Clerk of the Circuit and Criminal Courts of Raleigh County, to permit examination of the chancery praecipe book, the law praecipe book, indictments, orders entered by the Circuit and Criminal Courts of Raleigh County, all pleas, bills of complaint, declarations in actions at law, affidavits and jury lists on file in his office, and the fee book now in his custody. No effort is made to compel respondent to permit examination of papers and records, access to which is…