Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Decisions 2021

Opinions 501 - 695 of 695

In re A.B. and S.R. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0770
In re M.S. and B.S. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0772
In re L.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0773
In re B.K., Jr. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0774
In re A.R. and A.B. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0775
In re M.B., B.B. and B.F. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0777
In re E.M. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0778
In re C.R. and B.R.-1 (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0781
In re C.E. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0814
In re S.F., E.F. and A.F. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0817
In re B.W.-1 and J.W. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0819
In re D.B.-1 and D.B.-2 (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0820
In re T.T.-1, T.T.-2 and K.T. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0825
In re S.F., E.F. and A.F. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0826
In re D.R. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0828
In re A.W. and R.W. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0830
In re J.S.-1, K.S. and M.S. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0832
In re S.C., G.C. and A.C. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0833
In re H.P. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0834
In re B.B. and R.B. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0837
In re W.H., J.H., I.H. and C.H.-1 (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0872
In re J.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0873
In re I.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0874
In re D.W. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0875
In re K.S. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0876
In re T.L. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0911
In re C.H., E.H. and R.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0917
In re A.M.-1 (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0920
In re A.M. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0922
Coffield v. Robinson (Signed Opinion)  
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0033

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the final order of the circuit court in favor of Plaintiff in this case alleging that Defendant fraudulently and intentionally concealed for more than a decade the fact that Plaintiff was the…

Birchfield v. Zen's Development, LLC (Signed Opinion)  
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0075

Justia Opinion Summary: In this dispute over a party wall agreement between adjoining property owners the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court granting summary judgment to all three defendants on Plaintiff's breach of the…

Triple 7 Commodities, Inc. v. High Country Mining, Inc. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0155

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court appointing a special commissioner to execute a reformation deed consummating the parties' confidential settlement agreement and mutual release (the agreement) and…

Davari v. West Virginia University Board of Governors (Signed Opinion)  
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0311

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed in part and affirmed in part the order of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of the West Virginia University Board of Governors (WVU BOG) on Plaintiff's claims alleging that…

State v. Snyder (Signed Opinion)  
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0428

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed Defendant's conviction and sentence for manufacturing a controlled substance, holding that the circuit court erred in denying Defendant's motion to suppress evidence that Defendant argued was…

State of West Virginia vs. Jeffrey A. Snyder (Separate)
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0428
State of West Virginia vs. Kevin Travis Costello (Separate)
Date: April 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0326
State v. Costello (Signed Opinion)  
Date: April 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0326

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court convicting Defendant of one count of driving under the influence causing serious bodily injury and sentencing him to life in prison, with mercy, holding that…

In re G.S. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: April 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0247

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court denying Petitioners' motion to intervene in an abuse and neglect matter, holding that Petitioners had a right to a timely evidentiary hearing to determine their…

Horizon Ventures of West Virginia, Inc. v. Bituminous Power Partners, L.P. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: April 1, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0171

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of American Bituminous Power Partners (AMBIT) and dismissing the breach of contract action brought by Horizon Ventures of West…

Omega Thomas vs. Davis (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0349
West Virginia State Police, Department of Military Affairs v. J.H. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0741

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court denying Petitioner's motion to dismiss the first amended complaint filed by Respondent, a minor, by and through his parent and next friend, for failure to state a…

Jarrell vs. The City of Nitro, West Virginia (Separate)
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0907
Jarrell vs. The City of Nitro, West Virginia (Signed Opinion)  
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0907

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the circuit court's judgment reversing and vacating an order of the Nitro Police Department Civil Service Commission concluding that Petitioner was improperly terminated from his employment as…

Webster County Board of Education vs. Davis, et al. (Separate)
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1028
Webster County Board of Education v. Davis (Signed Opinion)  
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1028

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court calculating seniority for purposes of a reduction in force among school service personnel who were originally hired by a county board of education as an aide and…

Amanda B. v. Hakeem M. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0335

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the circuit court reversing the family court's determination that Mother's child support obligation was $0, holding that the circuit court did not err. At the time of the…

State ex rel. J. William St. Clair v. Honorable Gregory L. Howard (Signed Opinion)  
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0442

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court denied Husband's petition for writ of prohibition challenging the circuit court's ruling on a motion to vacate and its authority to transfer the case to family court, holding that the court's decision…

Debord vs. Frazier, DMV Commissioner (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0351
State of West Virginia vs. Ward (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0359
State of West Virginia vs. Lemons (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1024
State of West Virginia vs. Kennedy (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1075
In re Estate of Herndon (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0005
Frazier, DMV Commissioner vs. Bowman (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0034
Frazier, DMV Commissioner v. Agin (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0038
State of West Virginia vs. Young (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0050
State of West Virginia vs. Thomas (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0055
State of West Virginia vs. Rock (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0056
Frazier, DMV Commissioner vs. Fowler (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0076
Clutter vs. Sharp, et al. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0355
State ex rel. Grant County Commission v. Honorable Lynn A. Nelson (Signed Opinion)  
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0600

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court granted a writ of prohibition and reversed the order of the circuit court denying the motion filed by the Grant County Commission to dismiss Plaintiff's complaint, holding that the Commission was not a…

In re E.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0646
Titus Rice vs. Arch Coal, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1175
Casey Colley vs. Hampden Coal, LLC (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0027
Avalotis Corporation vs. Joseph Harper (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0124
Keith M. Molineaux vs. Donnie Ames (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 18-0898
James L. Maynard vs. Russell Maston (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0889
State of West Virginia vs. Jennifer Barnhart (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1017
Richard S. Bennett vs. Donnie Ames (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1152
W. Va. Department of Environmental Protection v. Dotson (Signed Opinion)  
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0063

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court denying the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) motion for summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds, holding that the DEP was…

Zachary Knotts vs. Keith White and John Doe (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0079
In re J.G.-N and A.N.-1 (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0382
Roy Wisotzkey vs. Donnie Ames (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0494
In re D.P. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0499
Jack W. vs. Donnie Ames (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0540
In re R.S. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0565

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court that the child R.S. be permanently placed with his siblings in the K family's home, holding that the circuit court erred by failing to conduct a best interest of…

In re K.B.-1 and K.B.-2 (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0574
In re Z.S. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0581
In re J.B.-1 (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0584
In re L.G. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0586
In re S.G. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0590
State ex rel. DeChristopher v. Gaujot (Signed Opinion)  
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0601

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court granted a writ of prohibition sought by the prosecuting attorney of Monongalia County to prohibit the circuit court from enforcing its order suppressing Cesar Felix's statement to Morgantown police and…

In re K.M. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0630
In re J.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0642
In re L.N., N.N., B.N. and S.N. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0645
In re A.W. III and A.B.-1 (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0648
In re S.C., M.C. III, D.C. and J.C. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0650
In re P.H.-1, L.H. Jr. and P.H.-2 (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0657
In re L.B. and I.B. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0696
In re A.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0699
In re P.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0728
In re D.R.-1, D.R.-2, J.R. and C.K. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0729
In re K.B.-R. and L.R. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0734
In re L.C., A.C., A.W.-1 and A.W.-2 (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0739
In re A.W. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0740
In re W.M. and P.M. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0836
Harlow vs. Eastern Electric, LLC (Signed Opinion)  
Date: March 15, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0643

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying the motions filed by both sides for reasonable attorney fees and expenses after a settlement left each side convicted that the other side had behaved…

Smith v. Van Meter (Signed Opinion)  
Date: March 15, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0679

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the circuit court dismissing Petitioner's complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief seeking to prohibit Respondents from enforcing any policy restricting the use of…

Scherich v. Wheeling Creek Watershed Protection & Flood Prevention Commission (Signed Opinion)  
Date: March 15, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1065

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court dismissing the underlying eminent domain action, holding that the sua sponte dismissal of this action without notice and an opportunity to be heard required…

State v. Conner (Signed Opinion)  
Date: March 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0234

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court answered certified questions of law by holding that W. Va. Code 60A-4-416(b), which criminalizes the failure of any person who, while engaged in the illegal use of a controlled substance with another,…

David C. v. Tammy S. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: March 12, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0786

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court that denied Petitioner's appeal of an order of the family court modifying an infant guardianship order to prohibit Petitioner from having any contact with his…

Aaron W. v. Honorable Robert M. Montgomery (Signed Opinion)  
Date: March 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0126

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying Aaron W.'s requested writ of prohibition seeking to prevent Robert M. Montgomery, Judge of the Family Court of Kanawha County, from holding a hearing or…

Phillip D. Tice vs. John S. Veach (Memorandum Decision)
Date: March 3, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1117
Baker v. Chemours Co. FC, LLC (Signed Opinion)  
Date: February 25, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0906

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court dismissing Plaintiff's complaint claiming failure to accommodate, gender discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation, holding that the circuit…

Smith v. Chestnut Ridge Storage, LLC (Signed Opinion)  
Date: February 24, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1076

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court reversed the order of the circuit court denying Petitioners' motion for summary judgment, holding that Petitioners were immune from Respondent's lawsuit pursuant to the litigation privilege and the…

In re B.W. (Signed Opinion)  
Date: February 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0715

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court vacated the order of the circuit court modifying the disposition of this case to terminate Petitioners' parental rights under W. Va. Code Ann. 49-4-604(c)(6), holding that the circuit court erred in…

Murray American Energy, Inc. vs. Thomas Bandy (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0039
Kenneth Violet vs. Centre Foundry & Machine (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0156
Ricky Conaway vs. Murray American Energy, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0372
Martez Griffin vs. Charles Williams (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0688
Alliance Coal,LLC vs. Richard Heath (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0859
State of West Virginia vs. Shannon Brooke Mills (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0960
Murray American Energy, Inc. vs. Rex Ashley (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0982
Amanda V. Black vs. Same Old Place, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0983
Sallie Murphy vs. Ken Groves (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1031
Joseph Asturi vs. Murray American Energy, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1068
Ronald W. Puckett vs. Mechel Bluestone, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1085
David Scott vs. Welded Construction, LP (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1164
Carl S. Lyons vs. Kings Tire Service, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1165
Everett Frazier vs. Tanya Stone (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0008
Everett Frazier vs. Misty Workman (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0035
State of West Virginia vs. Wayne J. Dubuque (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0173
State of West Virginia vs. Alvin D. Gilbert (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0174
Everett Frazier vs. Sandra B. Shaffer (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0314
Everett Frazier vs. Cheryl L. Yoder (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0336
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: February 16, 2021
Docket Number: 18-0250
Toby E. Bell et al. vs. Lee Perkins et al. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0019
Rickie Greenfield, Jr. vs. Donnie Ames (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0806
State of West Virginia vs. Jamie Lee Miller (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0956
State of West Virginia vs. Evan Lee Hersman (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-0959
Antonio Collins vs. Charles Williams (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1027
State of West Virginia vs. Joshua Ray Lell (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1038
Benjamin Harrison vs. Shawn Straughn (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1071
In re S.H. and E.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1170
S.U. vs. C.J. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1181
In re Guardianship of N.P. and B.P. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1187
Jason M. Payne vs. Russell Matson (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1197
Stacy J. vs. Christapher H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0074
Trina L. Janura vs. John J. Janura, Jr. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0159
Kimberly M. vs. D.L., Elizabeth L. and Bryan L. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0181
In re Z.G. and J.G. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0186
In re L.T. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0423
In re B.M. and B.L. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0430
In re K.B. and N.U. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0438
In re S.H., C.H. and D.H. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0562
In re C.M. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0567
In re L.V. and A.V. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0568
In re K.P. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0575
In re B.Y., M.Y., L.R., I.R. and S.R. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0643
In re S.H. and L.W. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0649
State of West Virginia vs. Jerome Aldridge, Jr. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: January 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1012
Greenbrier Valley Med Center vs. Lisa Forren (Memorandum Decision)
Date: January 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1066
Frederick W. vs. Mary F. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: January 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1083
State of West Virginia vs. Asaveon Coleman (Memorandum Decision)
Date: January 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1087
Amanda S. Young vs. Country Road 3057, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: January 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1166
Ronald L. Steele vs. Steele Trucking, Inc. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: January 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-1167
Everett Frazier vs. Justin Levin (Memorandum Decision)
Date: January 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0091
Everett Frtazier vs. Garland Harless (Memorandum Decision)
Date: January 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0127
State of West Virginia vs. William A. Cox, II. (Memorandum Decision)
Date: January 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0227
Everett Frazier vs. Delilah Smith (Memorandum Decision)
Date: January 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-0337
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