Petitioners are all citizens and residents of Calhoun County, West Virginia who are registered to vote in precinct 7 of Calhoun County. Grant 5-0 Motion to Consolidate for Briefing and Decision Allstate Ins. Honorable Thomas A. Bedell, No. 24365 submitted January 14, 1998. Plaintiff in No. 24796 asserts that the issue to be resolved in both cases is substantially the same, i.e. whether the trial court is mandatorily required to bifurcate claims of breach of contract from any statutory and common law bad faith claims.
Amended petition corrects clerical errors.
24015 submitted on January 13, 1998. Seek to file true and exact copy of insurance policy at issue. Grant 5-0 Petition for Writ of Mandamus in State, ex. 5-0 Appellee, Tax Commissioner's, Motion to Dismiss in Linda Adkins v. Robin Capehart, Secretary, No. 24635 scheduled for submission May 6, 1998. Appellee asserts appeal was improvidently granted because of the lack of an appealable order.