Oakes v. West Virginia Department of Finance & Administration

Miller, Justice:

Melvin D. Oakes, a tenured civil service employee, appeals a final order of the West Virginia Civil Service Commission affirming his dismissal from employment. We reverse the order for the reasons herein set forth.

Mr. Oakes was employed for a number of years by the West Virginia Department of Finance and Administra tion. By 1965, Mr. Oakes occupied the position of postmaster of the Capitol Post Office, and held this position at the time of his dismissal in June of 1979.

His dismissal was the result of the failure of the Capitol Post Office to make a timely delivery of two…