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State Ex Rel. Forbes v. Caperton

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 19, 1996No. 23575, 23577, 23576, 23578PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WORKMAN, Justice:

We consolidated these four appeals 1 because they arise from two cases involving similar factual and legal issues that were decided by the Circuit Court of Kanawha County. In the proceedings before the circuit court, William C. Forbes, Prosecuting Attorney of Kanawha County, and William D. Moomau, Prosecuting Attorney of Hardy County, Appellees herein and petitioners below (hereinafter Prosecutor Forbes, Prosecutor Moomau, or Appellees), challenged the authority of the Honorable Gaston Caperton, Governor of the State of West Virginia, Appellant herein and respondent below…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. McGraw v. Scott Runyan Pontiac-Buick, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. State Ex Rel. Cooper v. CapertonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Jackman v. Rosenbaum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
  4. Schick v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Ex Parte WellsSupreme Court of the United States · 1856

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  2. People Ex Rel. Madigan v. SnyderIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
  3. SER Patrick Morrisey, Attorney General v. W. Va. Ofc. of Disciplinary Counsel, etc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2014
  4. SER Discover Financial Services, Inc. v. Hon. David W. Nibert and SER Glaxosmithkline, LLC v. Hon. James H. Young, Jr.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2013
  5. Perito v. County of BrookeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2004

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