Rice v. Underwood

WORKMAN, Justice:

The Appellant and Petitioner below, Thomas D. Rice (“Appellant”), appeals the denial of his petition seeking to prohibit the Appel-lee and Respondent below, the Honorable Cecil H. Underwood, Governor of the State of West Virginia (“Governor Underwood”), from removing him as an appointed member of the West Virginia Racing Commission (“Racing Commission”) before the expiration of his term and seeking an order that Governor Underwood’s appointment of Mr. Rice’s successor to the Racing Commission be declared null and void.

This matter was originally brought as a writ of…