State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Blake v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.

Decided November 25, 1997. Robin J. Davis wrote the opinion for the court.

498 S.E.2d 41 · Cited 113 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.

Hannah v. Beasley · 53 S.E.2d 729
Kopelman and Associates, L.C. v. Collins · 473 S.E.2d 910
Conley v. Spillers · 301 S.E.2d 216
Copley v. Mingo County Board of Education · 466 S.E.2d 139
Davis v. Foley · 457 S.E.2d 532
White v. SWCC & Bethlehem Mines Corp. · 262 S.E.2d 752
N.C. v. W.R.C. · 173 W. Va. 434
Sattler v. Bailey · 400 S.E.2d 220
West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection v. Kingwood Coal Co. · 490 S.E.2d 823
Christian v. Sizemore · 407 S.E.2d 715
Painter v. Peavy · 451 S.E.2d 755
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Federal Insurance Co. of New York · 133 S.E.2d 770
Williams v. Precision Coil, Inc. · 459 S.E.2d 329
Walker v. West Virginia Ethics Commission. · 492 S.E.2d 167
Burgess v. Porterfield · 469 S.E.2d 114
Lengyel v. Lint · 280 S.E.2d 66
Gaither v. City Hospital, Inc. · 487 S.E.2d 901
Intercity Realty Company v. Gibson · 175 S.E.2d 452
Murphy v. Smallridge · 468 S.E.2d 167
Bowling v. Ansted Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge, Inc. · 425 S.E.2d 144
South Side Lumber Co. v. Stone Construction Co. · 152 S.E.2d 721
Miller v. Whitworth · 455 S.E.2d 821
State Ex Rel. Hechler v. Christian Action Network · 491 S.E.2d 618
Frymier-Halloran v. Paige · 458 S.E.2d 780
In Re Settlement of the Estate of McIntosh · 109 S.E.2d 153

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