Legal Opinion
Orndorff v. West Virginia Department of Health
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided March 18, 1980No. 14641PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Justice:
In this original mandamus proceeding, we answer several questions that arise from our decision in Drennen v. Department of Health, 163 W.Va. 185, 255 S.E.2d 548 (1979). There, we concluded that Ms. Drennen had been denied civil service employment because of overt political discrimination and awarded her a back pay differential and attorney fees.
In the interim, Ms. Drennen married and is now Mrs. Orndorff. Her case on remand became entangled in controversy as she and the Department of Health could not agree on the beginning date for computing her back pay differential. A…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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