Darlington v. Mangum

MILLER, Justice: 1

This case is before us' upon a certified question from the Circuit Court of Raleigh County, West Virginia. The question presented is whether the Raleigh County Commission (Commission) had the authority to require deputy sheriffs who wanted health insurance to pay a portion of the monthly premium. The issue arose in September, 1991. After reviewing its employee health care costs, which amounted to $350,000.00 a year, the Commission decided to charge county employees a premium of $25.00 a month for single persons and $50.00 a month for a family.

A number of deputy sheriffs…