State Ex Rel. Johnson v. Reed

In this original proceeding, the petitioner, Nicholas W. Johnson, asks this Court to prohibit the enforcement of the December 13, 2005, order of the Circuit Court of Wood County, West Virginia, removing him as Executor of the Estate of Ethel M. Erickson, deceased, and as Trustee of the Ethel M. Erickson Grantor’s Trust. The Circuit Court ruled that Johnson, an attorney, should be removed from those positions because of the pendency of a legal malpractice action filed against him concerning his representation of Ms. Erickson on various matters during her lifetime. Johnson denies any…