State Ex Rel. City of Charleston v. Bosely

McGraw, Justice:

This case is here on petition for writ of error filed by Mr. Hugh Bosely, City Manager of Charleston, West Virginia. Mr. Bosely represents that he is aggrieved by a final order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County whereby a writ of mandamus was awarded upon petition of the City of Charleston, ordering Mr. Bosely to comply with certain directions of the City Council of Charleston. Mr. Bosely appeals to this Court to set aside the writ granted below, claiming that compliance with the order would run contrary to principles of the fundamental law of our state.

Briefly, the case…