State ex rel. City Holding Co. v. Kaufman

The petitioner herein, City Holding Company [hereinafter referred to as “City Holding”], requests this Court to issue a writ of prohibition to prevent the respondent herein, the Honorable Tod J. Kaufman, Judge of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County [hereinafter referred to as “Judge Kaufman”], from enforcing his order denying City Holding’s motion to dismiss and enjoining pending arbitration proceedings. Upon a review of the parties’ arguments and the pertinent authorities, we deny the writ of prohibition.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Larry L. Dawson, respondent herein [hereinafter referred…