State Ex Rel. Thorn v. Luff

175 S.E.2d 472 (1970)

STATE ex rel. Arle THORN

v.

Edward T. LUFF, Judge, etc., Paul B. Ware, et al., etc.

No. 12931.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Submitted May 20, 1970.

Decided June 30, 1970.

Dissenting Opinion July 13, 1970.

Franklin W. Kern, Charleston, C. R. Nutter, Clarksburg, for relator.

Steptoe & Johnson, Willis O. Shay, Clarksburg, for respondents.

James C. West, Jr., Clarksburg, for amicus curiae.

BERRY, Judge:

In this original prohibition proceeding instituted in this Court, the petitioner, Arle Thorn, seeks a writ to prohibit the Honorable Edward T. Luff, Judge of the Circuit…