Legal Opinion
Thurmond v. Steele
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided June 1, 1976No. 13672PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wilson, Justice:
The Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles appeals from an order of the Civil Service Commission reinstating appellee Lawrence L. Thurmond to the position of Assistant Director, Driver’s License Division, Department of Motor Vehicles, after he had been discharged from such position by the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
The principal question presented is whether a Civil Service protected employee of the State of West Virginia may be discharged for off-duty conduct not on State property and not involving the use of State equipment or vehicles.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Guine v. Civil Service CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1965
- Mindel v. United States Civil Service CommissionDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1970
- In Re Appeal of PrezkopWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1971
- Baron v. Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Childers v. Civil Service CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Oakes v. West Virginia Department of Finance & AdministrationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
- Golden v. Board of Ed. of County of HarrisonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
- Blake v. Civil Service CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
- Bone v. West Virginia Department of CorrectionsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
- Mangum v. LambertWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
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