Board of Education v. Holt
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Tucker County. Writ of prohibition by Board of Education, Davis District, against Holt, judge, et ail.
1Opinion of the Court
Dent, Judge:
The Board of Education of Davis District, Tucker County, asks for a writ of prohibiton against John Homer Holt, Judge of the circuit court of said county .
This is a controversy between two sets of men claiming to be the legal board of education of Davis district in the county of Tucker. The contestants, George H. Howard and Joseph Kline claiming to be the de jure board of education, obtained a writ of prohibition from Judge Holt against said E. K. Hovermale and B. C. McKelvey acting as the da facto board inhibiting them from acting as such board, and said Hovermale especially from…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Board of Education v. HoltWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
- Hassinger v. HoltWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1899
3Cited by17 opinions
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