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TRI-STATE GREYHOUND RACING, INC. v. JOHNSON

No. 13774.

230 S.E.2d 837 (1976)

TRI-STATE GREYHOUND RACING, INC. v. Ted W. JOHNSON, President, et al., County Commission of Cabell County, West Virginia, a Public Corporation.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

December 21, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward V. Lee, Robert H. Burford, John H. Hankins, Huntington, Ern Reynolds, Manassas, for relator.

Robert K. Means, Huntington, for Dr. Sheppe.

Carney M. Layne, William C. Beatty and A. Michael Perry, Huntington, for Johnson and Dunfee.

NEELY, Justice:

This mandamus proceeding was brought for the purpose of interpreting the local option election provision of the West Virginia Racing Statute, W.Va.Code, 19-23-20 [1975]. We granted a rule to show cause because the statute is highly ambiguous and required an interpretation before the November 1976 general election. We deny relief.

Relator, Tri-State Greyhound Racing, Inc., received tentative approval from the

West Virginia Racing Commission...

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