State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Appalachian Power Co. v. State Tax Department

Decided December 8, 1995. Franklin Cleckley wrote the opinion for the court.

466 S.E.2d 424 · Cited 442 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.

Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837
Kincaid v. Mangum · 432 S.E.2d 74
Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134
State Ex Rel. McGraw v. Scott Runyan Pontiac-Buick, Inc. · 461 S.E.2d 516
Lewis v. Canaan Valley Resorts, Inc. · 408 S.E.2d 634
Frymier-Halloran v. Paige · 458 S.E.2d 780
United Fuel Gas Company v. Battle · 167 S.E.2d 890
Welch v. Helvering · 290 U.S. 111
Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. · 463 U.S. 85
Udall v. Tallman · 380 U.S. 1
Martin v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission · 499 U.S. 144
United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc. · 474 U.S. 121
Unemployment Compensation Comm'n of Alaska v. Aragon · 329 U.S. 143
United States v. Shimer · 367 U.S. 374
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms v. Federal Labor Relations Authority · 464 U.S. 89
Chico Dairy Co. v. West Virginia Human Rights Commission · 382 S.E.2d 75
Martin v. Randolph County Board of Education · 465 S.E.2d 399
Israel Ex Rel. Israel v. West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission · 388 S.E.2d 480
Whitlow v. Bd. of Educ. of Kanawha Cty. · 438 S.E.2d 15
State v. Farley · 452 S.E.2d 50
State Ex Rel . Harris v. Calendine · 233 S.E.2d 318
State Ex Rel. Barker v. Manchin · 279 S.E.2d 622
O'NEIL v. City of Parkersburg · 237 S.E.2d 504
Gibson v. West Virginia Department of Highways · 406 S.E.2d 440
Mildred L.M. v. John O.F. · 452 S.E.2d 436

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Jones v. West Virginia State Board of Education · 622 S.E.2d 289
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Verizon West Virginia, Inc. v. West Virginia Bureau of Employment Programs, Workers' Compensation Division · 586 S.E.2d 170
Wade Painter v. David Ballard, Warden · 237 W. Va. 502
Pendleton Citizens for Community Schools v. Marockie · 507 S.E.2d 673
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