· 4/20/1994
Skaff v. West Virginia Human Rights Commission
Citations
- 444 S.E.2d 39
- 191 W. Va. 161
- 1994 W. Va. LEXIS 50
How courts have described this case
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- holding that penal institutions are not places of public accommodation under state law because incarcerated individuals are not members of the general public
- holding that penal institutions are not places of public accommodation under state law because incarcerated individuals are not members of the general public
- “The West Virginia Human Rights Act shall be liberally construed to accomplish its objective and purpose.” (quotations and citations omitted)
- \‘[t]he West Virginia Human Rights Act \shall be liberally construed to accomplish its objective and purpose.” W.Va.Code, 5-11-15 (1967)[,]’” quoting Syl. pt. 1, in part, Paxton v. Crabtree, 184 W.Va. 237, 400 S.E.2d 245 (1990)
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Judges: Miller
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