The state Supreme Court has agreed to halt activities related to the auction of lots around Glade Springs owned by the family of Senator Jim Justice until the case can be more thoroughly reviewed.

The state’s top appeals court granted a motion to stay on Wednesday.

Lawyers for Justice Holdings filed a motion for stay with the appeals court Sept. 19 and then a motion to expedite that on Oct. 10.

Several hundred lots owned by Justice Holdings had been scheduled for foreclosure sale at 9 a.m. Oct. 29, according to a legal notice in the Beckley Register-Herald newspaper. Justice Holdings is a company owned by the family of Senator Justice, R-W.Va.

The sale was prompted by a longstanding dispute over homeowners fees at Glade Springs. The lawyer for the homeowners association filed a motion

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