State Ex Rel. Johnson v. Robinson

McGraw, Justice:

This is an original proceeding in prohibition wherein petitioners Johnson and Adams seek to prohibit the enforcement of an order of the respondent judge adjudging them to be in wilful civil contempt of court and committing them to the custody of the Sheriff of Cabell County to be incarcerated until such time as they comply with the terms of certain previous orders of the court. Execution of the order adjudging them in contempt has been stayed pending a decision in this Court.

The underlying issue presented is whether the provisions of W.Va. Code, 7-7-8 [1972], governing the…