Legal Opinion

Davis v. Prunty

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 7, 1933No. 7796PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Woods, Judge :

Guy B. Davis, the defendant in two non-support cases now before the circuit court of Doddridge County on appeal, seeks to invoke prohibition against the judge of said circuit court and the prosecuting attorney from proceeding further in the trial of said appeals, on the ground that the domestic relations court of Cabell County bas already assumed, and still retains, jurisdiction of the matters involved.

In Ms petition, the relator avers that, as a resident of Cabell County, on October 31, 1931, he instituted a divorce proceeding in the domestic relations court of said county,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Clifton v. CliftonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Lyons v. SteeleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1933
  3. State Ex Rel. Earsom v. FisherWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1927

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Keffer v. Logan Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1956
  2. Beard v. WorrellWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Harmon v. SpurlockWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1939
  4. Beard v. WorrellWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1974
  5. State v. MillsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1939

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