Legal Opinion

Orndorff v. Potter

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided June 1, 1943No. 9490PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Riley,. President:

In an election contest between Alva W. Orndorff and W. G. Potter, involving membership on the Fayette County Board of Education, the County Court of Fay-ette County refused to sustain the contention of Orndorff that he had been duly elected a member of said board, but, upon appeal, the Circuit Court of Fayette County adjudged that Potter was ineligible for the term for which he was a candidate and that Orndorff was elected a member of said board and entitled to hold such office. Potter prosecutes this writ of error (erroneously designated an appeal in Code, 3-9-3) to that…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Dryden v. SwinburneWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1882
  2. State ex rel. Depue v. MatthewsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1898
  3. State Ex Rel. Clayton v. NealWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1940

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Slater v. VarneyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1951
  2. State Ex Rel. Miller v. Board of EducationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1943
  3. State Ex Rel. Dostert v. RigglemanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, and Iowa Water Environment AssociationSupreme Court of Iowa · 2014
  5. State Ex Rel. Cline v. HatfieldWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1960

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