The Supreme Court of Appeals comes to Morgantown this week

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia will hear arguments in Morgantown at the West Virginia University College of Law on Tuesday and Wednesday.

On Tuesday, students in the WVU College of Law will be in the audience, and on Wednesday, high school students from Monongalia and Preston Counties will attend.

The Supreme Court usually makes a spring appearance on campus to hear an argument docket.

Doors will open at 9 a.m. at the Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom, and arguments will begin at 10 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Justices John Hutchison, Tim Armstead, William R. Wooton, and Haley Bunn are graduates of the WVU College of Law.

The court will hear the following cases in Morgantown:

Rule 20 Arguments

10 a.m., Speedway LLC v. Deborah L. Jarrett, Executor of the Estate of Kevin Jarrett, No. 21-0215.
10:40 a.m., Robert Toler v. Cornerstone Hospital of Huntington LLC, No. 21-0830.
11:20 a.m., Everett J. Frazier, Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles v. Steve Briscoe, No. 21-0991, and Everett J. Frazier, Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles v. Steve Briscoe, No. 21-0990.
Rule 19 Arguments

Noon, State of West Virginia v. Jaquaylla Kessler, No. 21-0674.
12:20 p.m., State of West Virginia v. Henry Jo Ward, No. 21-0806





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