Legal Opinion
Manchin v. Browning
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided September 16, 1982No. 15485PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGRAW, Justice:
This case came to us upon a pro se petition for a writ of mandamus. The petitioner, A. James Manchin, Secretary of State of West Virginia, seeks to compel the respondent, Chauncey H. Browning, Jr., Attorney General of West Virginia, to provide agreeable legal representation from the Attorney General’s office or to appoint a Special Assistant Attorney General to represent the petitioner in litigation in the federal courts. The issues raised by the petition concern the powers and duties of the Attorney General to represent state officials in civil actions. We find that the…
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