State ex rel. Prince v. West Virginia Department of Highways

Caplan, Judge:

This is an original proceeding in mandamus wherein the petitioners, Myrtle Prince and Ronald Ray Fisher, seek a writ to compel the respondents, West Virginia Department of Highways and William S. Ritchie, Jr., its commissioner, to institute a proceeding in eminent domain for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of compensation, if any, to which petitioners are entitled by reason of damages alleged to have been caused to certain real estate of the petitioners. A rule was granted by this Court on March 20, 1972, returnable on April 25, 1972, at which time, by agreement of the…