Foster v. Cooper

CaplaN, Judge:

The petitioners in this original proceeding in prohibition, Frank Foster, B. D. Marple and Aubney Robertson, are residents, taxpayers and legal voters of Braxton County, West Virginia and are also the duly elected and acting commissioners of the county court of said county. In this proceeding they seek to prohibit the respondent, George M. Cooper, Judge of the Circuit Court of Braxton County, from further assuming jurisdiction as such judge and from assuming any powers or performing any such functions. A rule was granted by this Court, returnable January 18,1972, at which time…