context: . Although this case was brought and granted as a petition for prohibition, upon review we believe that the more appropriate mechanism for addressing the issues raised in the writ is through mandamus.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: viewing case brought as a writ of prohibition as one in mandamus
citation_a.sentence: See Carr v. Lambert, 179 W.Va. 277, 278, n. 1, 367 S.E.2d 225, 226 n. 1 (1988) (viewing case brought as a writ of prohibition as one in mandamus); see also State ex rel. Ranger Fuel Corp. v. Lilly, 165 W.Va. 98, 100, 267 S.E.2d 435, 436 (1980) (transforming petitioner's request for a writ of mandamus into a writ of prohibition); accord State ex rel. Conley v. Hill, 199 W.Va. 686, 687, n. 1, 487 S.E.2d 344, 345 n. 1 (1997).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 165 W.Va. 98, 100
citation_b.parenthetical: transforming petitioner's request for a writ of mandamus into a writ of prohibition
citation_b.sentence: See Carr v. Lambert, 179 W.Va. 277, 278, n. 1, 367 S.E.2d 225, 226 n. 1 (1988) (viewing case brought as a writ of prohibition as one in mandamus); see also State ex rel. Ranger Fuel Corp. v. Lilly, 165 W.Va. 98, 100, 267 S.E.2d 435, 436 (1980) (transforming petitioner's request for a writ of mandamus into a writ of prohibition); accord State ex rel. Conley v. Hill, 199 W.Va. 686, 687, n. 1, 487 S.E.2d 344, 345 n. 1 (1997).