State Ex Rel. Chafin v. Halbritter

WORKMAN, Justice:

Petitioner, Gretchen Lewis Chafin, seeks a writ of prohibition preventing enforcement of a temporary order entered by the Circuit Court of Mingo County, which granted to her exclusive use and occupancy of a Williamson residence dining the pendency of divorce proceedings. The Respondents are the Petitioner’s husband, H. Truman Chafin, and Judge Robert C. Halbritter, appointed as special judge for the proceeding below. 1 After considering the merits of the petition, we grant the requested writ of prohibition.

On October 19, 1993, Petitioner filed a complaint in the circuit court…