State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Allen v. State of West Virginia Human Rights Commission

Decided December 6, 1984. Darrell V. McGraw Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

324 S.E.2d 99 · Cited 81 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Meadows v. Lewis · 307 S.E.2d 625
State Ex Rel. Bowen v. Flowers · 184 S.E.2d 611
Armstrong v. Manzo · 380 U.S. 545
Nelson v. West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Board · 300 S.E.2d 86
Cooper v. Gwinn · 298 S.E.2d 781
State Ex Rel. Patterson v. Aldredge · 317 S.E.2d 805
Perry v. Barker · 289 S.E.2d 423
United Mine Workers of America v. Scott · 315 S.E.2d 614
Terry v. Sencindiver · 171 S.E.2d 480
State ex rel. Vance v. Arthur · 142 W. Va. 737
State of West Virginia Human Rights Commission v. Pauley · 212 S.E.2d 77
State Ex Rel. Allstate Insurance v. Union Public Service District · 151 S.E.2d 102
State Ex Rel. Bronaugh v. City of Parkersburg · 136 S.E.2d 783
Stalnaker v. Roberts · 287 S.E.2d 166
State ex rel. Wheeling Downs Racing Ass'n v. Perry · 148 W. Va. 68
Reed v. Hansbarger · 314 S.E.2d 616
State Ex Rel. Ward v. County Court of Raleigh County · 76 S.E.2d 579
State Ex Rel. Myers v. Straughan · 108 S.E.2d 565
Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co. · 270 U.S. 587
State Ex Rel. Ellis v. Kelly · 112 S.E.2d 641
Zimmerman Brush Co. v. Fair Employment Practices Commission · 411 N.E.2d 277
Grannis v. Ordean · 234 U.S. 385
State Ex Rel. Kucera v. City of Wheeling · 170 S.E.2d 367
Pauley v. Kelly · 255 S.E.2d 859
State Ex Rel. Barker v. Manchin · 279 S.E.2d 622

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Jones v. Glenville State College · 433 S.E.2d 49
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Vest v. Bd. of Educ. of Cty. of Nicholas · 455 S.E.2d 781
Ranger Fuel Corp. v. West Virginia Human Rights Commission · 376 S.E.2d 154
Frantz v. Palmer · 564 S.E.2d 398
Price v. Boone County Ambulance Authority · 337 S.E.2d 913
Haynes v. Rhone-Poulenc, Inc. · 521 S.E.2d 331
Graf v. Frame · 352 S.E.2d 31
DePond v. Gainer · 351 S.E.2d 358
Bishop Coal Co. v. Salyers · 380 S.E.2d 238
West Virginia Citizens Action Group, Inc. v. Daley · 324 S.E.2d 713
Jerry S. Straub v. Pat S. Reed, Commissioner, W. Va. DMV · 239 W. Va. 844
Hutchison v. City of Huntington · 479 S.E.2d 649
Kopp v. Fair Political Practices Commission · 905 P.2d 1248
Frank's Shoe Store v. West Virginia Human Rights Commission · 365 S.E.2d 251
State Ex Rel. Frazier v. Meadows · 454 S.E.2d 65
McClung v. Marion County Commission · 360 S.E.2d 221
Miller v. Fluharty · 500 S.E.2d 310
State ex rel. West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Inc. v. West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection · 193 W. Va. 650
Independent Fire Co. No. 1 v. West Virginia Human Rights Commission · 376 S.E.2d 612
Rogers v. Hechler · 348 S.E.2d 299
McJunkin Corp. v. West Virginia Human Rights Commission · 369 S.E.2d 720
State Ex Rel. Lambert v. Cortellessi · 386 S.E.2d 640
Deeds v. Lindsey · 371 S.E.2d 602
Reed v. Staffileno · 239 W. Va. 538

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