Citizens Bank of Weirton v. West Virginia Board of Banking & Financial Institutions

Neely, Justice:

This appeal squarely presents the question of the nature and extent of required findings of fact in administrative orders entered by state agencies under W. Va. Code, 29A-5-3 (1964), one of the sections within the chapter known as the “Administrative Procedures Act.” The appellant alleges that the West Virginia Board of Banking and Financial Institutions failed to comply with Code, 29A-5-3 (1964) when it granted a general banking charter to appellee.

In April 1974, the appellee’s predecessor, Weirton Savings & Loan Company, applied to the Appellee Board of Banking and Financial…