STATE EX REL. GALLOWAY GROUP v. McGRAW

No. 11-0187.

711 S.E.2d 257 (2011)

STATE of West Virginia ex rel. The GALLOWAY GROUP, a West Virginia Partnership, Petitioner v. Honorable Warren R. McGRAW, Judge of the Circuit Court of Wyoming County; Fredeking & Fredeking Law Offices, LC; and R.R. Fredeking, II, Individually, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided May 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Wakefield, Esq. , Katie MacCallum Nichols, Esq. , Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso , Charleston, WV, for The Galloway Group.

John D. Wooton, Esq. , The Wooton Law Firm, Beckley, WV, for Fredeking & Fredeking Law Offices, LC and R.R. Fredeking, II, Individually.


PER CURIAM:

Petitioner The Galloway Group seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent Respondent Circuit Court of Wyoming County from enforcing its order denying Petitioner's motion to dismiss due to improper venue and Petitioner's motion to compel arbitration in a dispute involving the sharing of legal fees. Because this Court finds that venue does not lie in the Circuit Court of Wyoming County, we grant Petitioner the requested writ as moulded.1

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