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Rollyson v. Jordan, Clerk etc.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA January 1999 Term No. 25538 ROBERT ROLLYSON, Petitioner Below, Appellee V. JOHN DAVID JORDAN, CLERK OF THE BRAXTON COUNTY COMMISSION, Respondent Below, Appellee JACK L. SEARS, JULIA ANN CHAPMAN, AND CHARLOTTE JO SEARS, Respondents Below, Appellants. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Braxton County Honorable Jack Alsop, Judge Civil Action No. 97-P-15 AFFIRMED, IN PART; REVERSED, IN PART; AND REMANDED Submitted: May 11, 1999 Filed: July 9, 1999 William D. Stover Beckley, West Virginia Attorney for the Appellants William C. Martin Cooper & Martin Sutton, West Virginia Attorney for the Appellee, Robert Rollyson Paula M. Cunningham, Prosecuting Attorney for Braxton County Sutton, West Virginia Attorney for the Appellee, John David Jordan JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the Opinion of the Court. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. "'"The standard of appellate review of a circuit court's order granting relief through the extraordinary writ of mandamus is de novo." Syllabus Point 1, Staten v. Dean, 195 W. Va. 57, 464 S.E.2d 576 (1995).' Syllabus point 1, O'Daniels v. City of Charleston, 200 W. Va. 711, 490 S.E.2d 800 (1997)." Syllabus point 1, Ewing v. Board of
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Education of Summers County, 202 W. Va. 228, 503 S.E.2d 541 (1998). 2. "Where the issue on an appeal from the circuit court is clearly a question of law or involving an interpretation of a statute, we apply a de novo standard of review." Syllabus point 1, Chrystal R.M. v. Charlie A.L., 194 W. Va. 138, 459 S.E.2d 415 (1995). 3. "'Statutes which relate to the same subject matter should be read and applied together so that the Legislature's intention can be gathered from the whole of the enactments.' Syllabus Point 3, Smith v. State Workmen's Compensation Comm'r, 159 W. Va. 108, 219 S.E.2d 361 (1975)." Syllabus point 3, Boley v. Miller, 187 W. Va. 242, 418 S.E.2d 352 (1992). 4. The persons entitled to notice to redeem in conjunction with a purchaser's application for a tax deed, pursuant to W. Va. Code

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