The writ peremptory shall be awarded or denied according to the law and facts of the case, and with or without costs, as the court or judge may determine.
W. Va. Code § 53-1-8
Award or denial of writ; costs
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 171 W. Va. 445 - Nelson v. West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Board (1983)
Most recently applied in Trozzi v. Board of Review of the West Virginia Bureau of Employment Programs (November 2003)
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