Itmann Coal Co. v. Miller

Harshbarger, Justice:

The Department of Mines appeals a decision by the Kanawha County Circuit Court that West Virginia Code, 22-2-1, et seq., does not require preshift examinations by fire bosses of mine beltway entries and beltways.

“Statutes which relate to the same persons or things, or to the same class of persons or things, or statutes which have a common purpose will be regarded in pari materia to assume recognition and implementation of the legislative intent. ...” Fruehauf Corp. v. Huntington Moving & Storage Co., 159 W.Va. 14, 217 S.E.2d 907 (1975), Syllabus Point 5.

Chapter 22 of the…