Messer v. Hannah

BENJAMIN, Justice:

This case, concerning the indefinite suspension of a deputy sheriff from his employment, is before this Court upon the appeal of Lonnie Hannah, Sheriff of Mingo County, West Virginia, from the final order of the Circuit Court of Mingo County entered on January 30, 2007. Pursuant to that order, the Circuit Court affirmed the decision of the Mingo County Civil Service Commission for Deputy Sheriffs reinstating the appellee, Sergeant Glen Messer, to his former rank and position in the Sheriffs office with full back pay and with no charges placed upon his record. The Commission…