Miller v. Hoskinson

This is an appeal by Geoffrey S. Miller and Paula A. Miller from a decision of the Circuit Court of Doddridge County which declared a portion of a road on the Appellants’ property to be a public road. The Appellants contend that the road in question is not a public road, and we agree and reverse the decision of the Circuit Court of Doddridge County.

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The road in dispute is known as the “Stagecoach Road” or the “Old Tyler Ridge Road.” In 1892, the Circuit Court of Doddridge County declared the road to be a public road. In 1933, however, the West Virginia Legislature repealed the county system…