Legal Opinion
Hendershot v. Handlan
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided October 18, 1978No. 14110PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Caplan, Chief Justice:
In this original proceeding in prohibition the petitioner, James Blaine Hendershot, Sr., seeks a writ prohibiting the respondent, Joseph M. Handlan, Judge of the Circuit Court of Wood County, from conducting a trial and proceeding further against the petitioner in a contempt matter now pending in said court.
This controversy arises as a result of a divorce action instituted in October, 1976 by James Blaine Hendershot, Jr., the son of the petitioner, against Jennie Lou Hen-dershot. A preliminary hearing was held on July 11, 1977, during which the court heard testimony from…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Alemite Mfg. Corporation v. StaffCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Johnson v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Chase National Bank v. City of NorwalkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- State v. Frew & HartWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
- State ex rel. Arnold v. ConleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by21 opinions
- D.D. v. M.T.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Moats v. Preston County CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. DaggettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
- Hendershot v. HendershotWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
- Floyd v. WatsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
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