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Some Municipal Annexation Problems In West Virginia, John Payne Scherer
Some Municipal Annexation Problems In West Virginia, John Payne Scherer
West Virginia Law Review
When a city or town in West Virginia desires to annex additional territory, it is frequently faced with perplexing problems in determining just what the proper procedures are. In some instances it is almost impossible to say with certainty whether certain annexation provisions of the code are applicable for a proposed annexation. One of the major problems is that the annexaton provisions of West Virginia's code are found in two separate chapters, chapter 8 and chapter 8A. The requirements for annexing additional territory are quite different in each of the two chapters. The purpose of this note is to examine …
Municipal Liability For Exemplary Damages, David H. Hines
Municipal Liability For Exemplary Damages, David H. Hines
Cleveland State Law Review
Although the law is not altogether free from doubt on the subject of municipal liability for exemplary damages, it is a settled principle that exemplary damages may not be recovered against a municipal corporation, nor a state, in the absence of statutory authority.