McJunkin Corp. v. West Virginia Human Rights Commission

McHUGH, Chief Justice:

This case is before this Court upon appeal pursuant to W.Va.Code, 29A-6-1 [1964], part of the State Administrative Procedures Act. It arises from a final order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County wherein the trial court reversed the findings of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission (hereinafter “the Commission”), which had determined that the appellee was guilty of an unlawful discriminatory practice under the West Virginia Human Rights Act, specifically, W. Va. Code, 5-11-9 [1981].

The appellants are the West Virginia Human Rights Commission and Perry Sumner. The…