Case Title: Wilson v. Marion County Health Dept.  (dissenting)

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State: west-virginia

Court: West Virginia Supreme Court

Date: 2001-01-16T00:00:00Z

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FILED January 16, 2001 RORY L. PERRY II, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA RELEASED January 17, 2001 RORY L. PERRY II, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA No. 27763—Lillian Wilson v. Marion County Health Department McGraw, J., dissenting: The Court’s decision in the present case is abhorrent to basic principles of fairness. Ms. Wilson was wrongfully refused temporary total disability benefits and, as a direct result, lost the seniority that would have permitted her to keep her job. I simply fail to see how this Court can countenance such an unjust result. At the very least, the Grievance Board’s action in rendering a decision on Ms. Wilson’s grievance prior to a determination of her entitlement to continued workers’ compensation benefits (and thus additional tenure credit) was arbitrary and capricious and characterized by an abuse of discretion, a circumstance clearly warranting relief under W. Va. Code § 29-6A-7(b). For that reason, I respectfully dissent.