Jim Liller v. West Virginia Human Rights

1. "It is well established that the word "shall," in the absence of language in the statute showing a contrary intent on the part of the Legislature, should be afforded a mandatory connotation. Syl. Pt. 1, Nelson v. West Virginia Public Employees Ins. Bd., 171 W.Va. 445, 300 S.E.2d 86 (1982)." Syllabus Point 1, Underwood v. County Commn of Kanawha County, 176 W.Va. 740, 349 S.E.2d 443 (1986).