STATE EX REL. BAY v. Marshall

In the consolidated cases examined by the Court in this matter, tenants have sought relief in the form of writs of mandamus and prohibition in cases originating separately in Wood County and Roane County. In State ex rel. Rhonda Bay v. Honorable Brenda K. Marshall, Magistrate of Wood County, et al., tenant Rhonda Bay seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the Magistrate Court of Wood County to accept the filing of her appeal to the Circuit Court of Wood County without requiring her to post an appeal bond.1 In State ex rel. Ashleigh and Daniel Jurkovich v. Honorable Jason Bennett, Magistrate of…