Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

Spring 2008 Opinions

Please note that the Opinions on the Spring  2008 list are now available in PDF as well as  HTML format. As always, opinions on this page are subject to clerical corrections, modification and rehearing until final.


All Opinions Filed in Spring 2008
Filed Case No. Case Name
6/26/08 33809 SER Tucker Co. Solid Waste v. WV Division of Labor
7/17/08 33809.Dis SER Tucker Co. Solid Waste v. WV Division of Labor
6/26/08 33809.Dis SER Tucker Co. Solid Waste v. WV Division of Labor
5/23/08 33716 In Re: Abbigail Faye B. 
6/26/08 33708 SWVA, Inc. v. WV Office of Insurance Commission, etc. 
7/2/08 33708.Con SWVA, Inc. v. Elmer Adkins, Jr.
6/17/08 33707 Bernard J. Folio, et al. v. Harrison-Clarksburg Health Dept.
5/27/08 33705 SER Blue Eagle Land, et al. v. WV Oil & Gas, etc.
6/17/08 33703 Deborah K. May v. Mate Creek Security
6/17/08 33703.Con Deborah K. May v. Mate Creek Security
6/26/08 33673 Fenton Art Glass v. WV Office of the Insurance Commissioner
7/22/08 33673.Con Fenton Art Glass v. WV Office of the Insurance Commissioner
6/23/08 33672 Wilkinson v. W. Va. Office Insurance Comm. & Putnam Co. BOE
5/23/08 33670 John Lovas v. Consolidation Coal Company
5/28/08 33670.Con John Lovas v. Consolidation Coal Company
2/15/08 33669 Ronald W. Holcomb v. Sadler, Judge
6/16/08 33667 Joseph Fauble v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance
4/24/08 33666 Brenda Stanley v. Suthipan Chevathanarat
7/2/08 33665 In Re: Fela Asbestos Cases
6/26/08 33664, 33710&11 In Re: Flood Litigation Coal River Watershed, etc.
6/26/08 33663 Theresa D. Messer v. Huntington Anesthesia Group, et al.
5/23/08 33662 State of West Virginia v. James Lee Brooks, III
4/4/08 33661 Dawn Soulsby (Martinez) v. David Soulsby
5/27/08 33660 State of West Virginia v. John Lowery
6/9/08 33659 State of West Virginia v. Joshua Lee Slater
7/23/08 33659.Dis State of West Virginia v. Joshua Lee Slater
7/30/08 33659.Dis State of West Virginia v. Joshua Lee Slater
6/18/08 33656 Sandra Kay Crea v. Richard Crea
6/26/08 33655 Sergeant Glen Messer v. Sheriff Lonnie Hannah, etc.
7/17/08 33655.Dis Sergeant Glen Messer v. Sheriff Lonnie Hannah, etc.
2/28/08 33654 Carpenter v. Cicchirillo, Commissioner, WV DMV
6/18/08 33654.Con Carpenter v. Cicchirillo, Commissioner, WV DMV
1/25/08 33652 SER Nationwide Mutual Ins. v. Hon. Tod Kaufman, Judge
2/14/08 33651 State ex rel. Nationwide Mutual Ins. v. Karl, Judge
6/27/08 33651.Dis State ex rel. Nationwide Mutual Ins. v. Karl, Judge
6/18/08 33599 John S. Guido v. Kendra M. Guido (Now Gray)
6/18/08 33599.Dis John S. Guido v. Kendra M. Guido (Now Gray)
6/26/08 33597 Betty K. Neely and Johnny L. Neely v. Belk Inc., et al.
6/26/08 33597.Dis Betty K. Neely and Johnny L. Neely v. Belk Inc., et al.
2/28/08 33530 State of West Virginia v. Ferguson, Jr.
6/26/08 33529 State of West Virginia v. Joshua C. Wears
6/3/08 33528 William L. Groves v. Roy G. Hildreth and Son, Inc., et al.
6/12/08 33527 St. Luke's United Methodist v. CNG Development, et al.
6/3/08 33526 Vanessa Jean Pruitt, et al. v. W. Va. Dept. of Public Safety, etc.
5/23/08 33524 Sedlock and Banish v. Thomas Moyle, et al.
6/17/08 33523 Steven W. Chip Dantzic, et al. v. Timothy Dantzic, etc.
6/17/08 33523.Dis Steven W. Chip Dantzic, et al. v. Timothy Dantzic, etc.
4/25/08 33522 State of West Virginia v. Wanda Carney and Betty Jarvis
5/28/08 33521 R. Brooks Legg, Jr., D.D.S. v. Richard C. Rashid, M.D.
6/18/08 33520 Jerry Neal and Karen Neal v. J. D. Marion, et al.
5/28/08 33514 In Re The Marriage of Connie Sue Whiteside, etc.
6/26/08 33506 Gregory J. Muto v. Larry Scott, et al. 
5/23/08 33505 State of West Virginia v. David Gabriel Stamm
3/18/08 33504 Robin L. Croft, et al. v. TBR, Inc., et al. 
7/17/08 33504.Con Robin L. Croft, et al. v. TBR, Inc., et al. 
6/23/08 33504.Dis Robin L. Croft, et al. v. TBR, Inc., et al. 
5/30/08 33502 William R. Smith v. State of W. Va. Public Retirement Board
6/17/08 33502.Dis William R. Smith v. State of W. Va. Public Retirement Board
6/13/08 33501 Dodd et al. v. Potomac Riverside Farm, Inc., etc.
3/14/08 33460 Johnnie Hoover v. Peter K. Moran
2/14/08 33459 Westmoreland v. Vaidya, M. D.
7/17/08 33459.Con Westmoreland v. Vaidya, M. D.
6/2/08 33458 In Re: Petition for Appointment of Trustees for Woodlawn Cemetery
2/20/08 33453 State of West Virginia v. Harold Lee Cyrus
6/16/08 33452 Clarence T. Coleman Estate v. R. M. Logging, Inc.
2/27/08 33449 Ford, et al. v. Dickerson
2/14/08 33446 Deitz v. Deitz
3/19/08 33440 Childress v. Muzzle, Acting Comm. of Employment Programs
4/17/08 33438 Far Away Farm v. Jefferson County Bd. of Zoning Appeals
6/26/08 33437 In Re The Marriage of: Kathleen R. Rosen v. David A. Rosen
4/7/08 33435 State of West Virginia v. Owen Hawk, III
3/18/08 33434 SER James Blaine Waldron v. Tom Scott, et al. 
4/25/08 33433 Misty Blessing v. National Engineering & Contracting, et al.
7/17/08 33433.Con Misty Blessing v. National Engineering & Contracting, et al.
6/23/08 33433.Con Misty Blessing v. National Engineering & Contracting, et al.
2/26/08 33386 In Re: Summer D.
3/14/08 33382 263 Towing v. Marcum Trucking, etc. 
1/25/08 33381 Harrison County Commission v. Harrison County Assessor
2/27/08 33379 Schmehl v. Helton, Acting Tax Commissioner
4/4/08 33379.Con Schmehl v. Helton, Acting Tax Commissioner
4/25/08 33377 State of West Virginia v. Mindy Keesecker
6/27/08 33377.Dis State of West Virginia v. Mindy Keesecker
6/23/08 33375&76 Mountain Communities for Responsible Energy v. PSC of WV, etc.
7/17/08 33375.Dis Mountain Communities for Responsible Energy v. PSC of WV, etc.
2/19/08 33352&3 Horkulic v. Galloway AND TIG Insurance v. Recht
2/21/08 33352&3.Con Horkulic v. Galloway AND TIG Insurance v. Recht
4/3/08 33350 Hugh M. Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal, et al.
4/3/08 33350.Dis Hugh M. Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal, et al.
7/28/08 33350.Con Hugh M. Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal, et al.
3/19/08 33338 Watson v. Sunset Addition Property Owners, etc.  
6/12/08 33321 Gary Allen Gibson v. Thomas McBride, Warden
6/23/08 33321.Dis Gary Allen Gibson v. Thomas McBride, Warden
5/23/08 33256 Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Michael P. Markins
6/2/08 33256.Con Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Michael P. Markins
2/15/08 33069 Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. William H. Duty