Barnett v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner

Decided March 3, 1970. Chauncey Browning wrote the opinion for the court.

172 S.E.2d 698 · Cited 228 times

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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.

• Gilbert v. State Compensation Commissioner · 1 S.E.2d 167
• Pannell v. State Compensation Commissioner · 30 S.E.2d 129
• Vankirk v. State Compensation Commissioner · 108 S.E.2d 567
• Emmel v. State Compensation Director · 145 S.E.2d 29
• CENTRAL ELECTRIC CREDIT CORPORATION v. Fields · 133 S.E.2d 780
• Deverick v. State Compensation Director · 144 S.E.2d 498
• Rasmus v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 184 S.E. 250
• Dunning v. Barlow & Wisler, Inc. · 148 W. Va. 206
• Williams v. State Compensation Commissioner · 31 S.E.2d 546
• Work v. Rogerson · 142 S.E.2d 188
• Eady v. State Compensation Commissioner · 132 S.E.2d 642
• Canoy v. State Compensation Commissioner · 170 S.E. 184
• Hayes v. State Compensation Director · 140 S.E.2d 443
• Whitt v. State Workmens Compensation Commissioner · 172 S.E.2d 375
• DeLong v. Farmers Building and Loan Association · 137 S.E.2d 11
• Foglesong v. Foglesong Funeral Home, Inc. · 141 S.E.2d 390
• Keller v. State Compensation Commissioner · 24 S.E.2d 81
• Turner v. State Compensation Commissioner · 126 S.E.2d 40
• Bluefield Supply Co. v. Frankel's Appliances, Inc. · 142 S.E.2d 898

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• Jordan v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner · 191 S.E.2d 497
• Lovas v. Consolidation Coal Co. · 662 S.E.2d 645
• Gary E. Hammons v. W. Va. Ofc. of Insurance Comm./A & R Transport, etc. · 235 W. Va. 577
• William L. Gill v. City of Charleston · 236 W. Va. 737
• West Virginia Judicial Inquiry Commission v. Dostert · 271 S.E.2d 427
• Marlin v. Bill Rich Construction, Inc. · 482 S.E.2d 620
• Conley v. Workers' Compensation Division · 483 S.E.2d 542
• Repass v. Workers' Compensation Division · 569 S.E.2d 162
• Sowder v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner · 155 W. Va. 889
• Sansom v. Workers' Compensation Commissioner · 176 W. Va. 545
• Rhodes v. Workers' Compensation Division · 543 S.E.2d 289
• Clark v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner · 187 S.E.2d 213
• Martin v. Workers' Compensation Division · 557 S.E.2d 324
• Cropp v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner · 160 W. Va. 621
• Breeden v. Workmen's Compensation Commissioner · 285 S.E.2d 398
• Hale v. West Virginia Office of the Insurance Commissioner · 724 S.E.2d 752
• State v. D.W.C. · 163 W. Va. 494
• Dodson v. Workers' Compensation Division · 558 S.E.2d 635
• Master Mechanical Insulation v. Richard Simmons · 232 W. Va. 581
• Cropp v. STATE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COM'R · 236 S.E.2d 480
• In Re Rate Filing of Blue Cross Hospital Service, Inc. · 214 S.E.2d 339
• Blackburn v. Workers' Compensation Division · 212 W. Va. 838
• Sowder v. STATE WORKMEN'S COMP. COMMISSIONER · 189 S.E.2d 674
• State v. DWC · 256 S.E.2d 894
• Arch Coal, Inc. v. Jimmie Lemon · 814 S.E.2d 667

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