Legal Opinion
Kerns v. Bucklew
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 1987No. 17493PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McHUGH, Justice:
In this original proceeding the petitioners, Laura Kerns and the West Virginia Human Rights Commission, seek a writ of mandamus compelling the respondents, the President of West Virginia University and the West Virginia Board of Regents, to pay Ms. Kerns the damages that were awarded to her by the West Virginia Human Rights Commission as the result of the Commission’s finding of employment discrimination by the respondents’ agents against Ms. Kerns on the basis of her sex. The respondents assert that they are immune from liability for the employment discrimination damages by…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Fitzpatrick v. BitzerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- New York Gaslight Club, Inc. v. CareySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Pittsburgh Elevator Co. v. West Virginia Board of RegentsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
- State v. KopaWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Paxton v. CrabtreeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
- Gribben v. KirkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
- Mellon-Stuart Co. v. HallWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
- West Virginia Institute of Technology v. West Virginia Human Rights CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1989
- University of West Virginia Board of Trustees Ex Rel. West Virginia University v. GrafWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
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