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Winkler v. State of WV School Board Authority

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA
January 1993 Term
No. 21829
WILLIAM S.E. WINKLER AND DIANE HICKLE, Plaintiffs Below, Appellees
v.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY,
AND UNITED NATIONAL BANK, A NATIONAL BANKING
ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE CERTAIN TRUST
INDENTURE BY AND BETWEEN THE SCHOOL BUILDING
AUTHORITY OF WEST VIRGINIA, A PUBLIC BODY
CORPORATE AND UNITED NATIONAL BANK, AS TRUSTEE,
DATED JANUARY 1, 1990, SECURING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
REVENUE BONDS SERIES 1990a AND SUBSEQUENT SERIES,
AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED,
Defendants Below,

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY, Appellant
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kanawha County
Honorable Paul Zakaib, Judge
Civil Action No. 93-C-3601

AFFIRMED

Submitted: July 20, 1993 Filed: July 22, 1993
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA
January 1993 Term
No. 21830
WILLIAM S.E. WINKLER AND DIANE HICKLE, Plaintiffs Below, Appellees
v.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY,
AND UNITED NATIONAL BANK, A NATIONAL BANKING
ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE CERTAIN TRUST
INDENTURE BY AND BETWEEN THE SCHOOL BUILDING
AUTHORITY OF WEST VIRGINIA, A PUBLIC BODY
CORPORATE AND UNITED NATIONAL BANK, AS TRUSTEE,
DATED JANUARY 1, 1990, SECURING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
REVENUE BONDS SERIES 1990a AND SUBSEQUENT SERIES,
AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED,
Defendants Below,

UNITED NATIONAL BANK, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION,
AS TRUSTEE,
Appellant

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kanawha County
Honorable Paul Zakaib, Judge
Civil Action No. 93-C-3601

AFFIRMED

James B. Lees, Jr.Hunt, Lees, Farrell & KesslerCharleston,  West Virginia
for Plaintiffs
Harry M. Rubenstein  Kay, Casto, Chaney, Love & WiseMorgantown, West Virginia
John O. KizerKay, Casto, Chaney, Love & Wise Charleston, West Virginia
for  Amicus Curiae Board of Educationof the Counties of Barbour, Doddridge,Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Marion,Monongalia, Preston, Randolph,Taylor, Tucker and Upshur
Michael R. CraneAlison E. Patient
M.E. MoweryCharleston, West Virginia
Submitted: July 20, 1993
Filed: July 22, 1993

                                         Darrell V. McGraw, Jr.
                        Attorney General

                              L. Eugene Dickinson
                                                   Assistant Attorney General                                                                     for State of West Virginia School Building
James K. Brown
                Anthony J. Majestro

                            Jackson & Kelly                                                                      Cynthia A. Majestro                                                                      Charleston, West Virginia
                                                 for United National Bank
                                David L. Campbell
          Charleston, West Virginia
           for Amicus Curiae
                    Honorable Gaston Caperton,

                     Governor of the State of West Virginia
                                            Stuart Calwell
                                              Jacqueline A. Hallinan
                                                 Calwell & McCormick
                                Charleston, West Virginia

for Amicus Curiae West Virginia Legislature     for Amicus Curiae State Building & Construction                                                                        Trades Council
Howard E. Seufer, Jr.                                       Michael D. Thompson
Roger D. Hunter                                               Prosecuting Attorney of  Jefferson County
Claudia W. Bentley                                           Charles Town, West Virginia
Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff                           Amicus Curiae
& Love Attorneys
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Attorneys for Amicus Curiae
Boards of Education of the Counties of
Berkeley, Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Fayette, Grant,
Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock,
Hardy, Logan, McDowell, Mineral,
Ohio, Pleasants, Raleigh,
Ritchie, Roane, Wetzel, Wirt,
Wood and Wyoming

JUSTICE MILLER delivered the Opinion of the Court.
JUSTICE NEELY concurs and reserves the right to file a concurring opinion.

SYLLABUS BY THE COURT

1.
Questions of constitutional construction are in the main governed by the same general rules applied in statutory construction.

2.
"The general rule of statutory construction requires that a specific statute be given precedence over a general statute relating to the same subject matter where the two cannot be reconciled." Syllabus Point 1, UMWA by Trumka v. Kingdon, 174 W. Va. 330, 325 S.E.2d 120 (1984).

3.
A category of bonds that override the specific limitations contained in Sections 4 and 6 of Article X of the West Virginia Constitution are bonds that the Legislature issues after following the procedures contained in Section 2 of Article XIV of the Constitution relating to constitutional amendments. Under the amendment procedure, a majority of qualified voters voting on the issue must approve the issuance of the bonds.

4.
The restrictions contained in Section 4 of Article X of the West Virginia Constitution deal with the creation of long

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