O'CONNOR v. Margolin

McHUGH, Justice:

This action is before this Court upon the petition of Myrtle O’Connor, et al., for a writ of mandamus against the Commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Finance and Administration and the Director of the General Services Division of that Department (hereinafter “respondents”). 1 In this action, the plaintiffs, a number of janitors employed by the State of West Virginia pursuant to W.Va.Code, 5A-4-1 [1969], for the maintenance of the State capítol buildings and grounds in Charleston, West Virginia, seek to retain their employment and prevent the respon dents from…