Summers County Citizens League, Inc. v. Tassos

McHUGH, Chief Justice:

This case is before this Court upon appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court of Summers County, West Virginia (“the trial court”), in which order the trial court refused to remove certain county officers from office. This Court has reviewed the petition, all matters of record and the briefs and oral argument of counsel. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.

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A. Facts

The five individual appellants, petitioners below, were, at all relevant times, voters of Summers County, West Virginia. 1 The sixth appellant, Summers County Citizens League, Inc., was, at all…