State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Booth v. Sims

Decided March 24, 1995. Richard Forlani Neely wrote the opinion for the court.

456 S.E.2d 167 · Cited 76 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.

Mullett v. City of Huntington Police Pension Board · 186 W. Va. 488
Wagoner v. Gainer · 279 S.E.2d 636
Dadisman v. Moore · 384 S.E.2d 816
State Ex Rel. Fox v. Board of Trustees of the Policemen's Pension or Relief Fund · 135 S.E.2d 262
Shell v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 380 S.E.2d 183
Winkler v. State School Building Authority · 434 S.E.2d 420
West Virginia Public Employees Retirement System v. Dodd · 396 S.E.2d 725
State Ex Rel. Board of Governors v. Sims · 55 S.E.2d 505
Singer v. City of Topeka · 607 P.2d 467
Campbell v. Judges' Retirement Board · 143 N.W.2d 755
Association of Pennsylvania State College & University Faculties v. State System of Higher Education · 479 A.2d 962
Legislature v. Eu · 816 P.2d 1309
Betts v. Board of Administration · 582 P.2d 614
Allen v. Board of Administration · 665 P.2d 534
McDermott v. Regan · 624 N.E.2d 985
Bowles v. Department of Retirement Systems · 847 P.2d 440
Waite v. Civil Service Commission · 241 S.E.2d 164
Hughes v. State of Oregon · 838 P.2d 1018
Hanson v. City of Idaho Falls · 446 P.2d 634
Pennsylvania Federation of Teachers v. School District · 484 A.2d 751
State Teachers' Retirement Board v. Giessel · 12 Wis. 2d 5
Public Employees' Retirement Board v. Washoe County · 615 P.2d 972
In Re Proposal to Incorporate the Town of Chesapeake · 45 S.E.2d 113
Brazelton v. Kansas Public Employees Retirement System · 607 P.2d 510
Weaver v. Shaffer · 290 S.E.2d 244

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Board of Trustees of the Police Officers Pension & Relief Fund v. Carenbauer · 211 W. Va. 602
West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement Board v. Weaver · 222 W. Va. 668
Perdue v. Wise · 607 S.E.2d 424
Harris v. County Commission of Calhoun County · 238 W. Va. 556
W. VA. CONSOL. PUB. RETIRE. BD. v. Weaver · 671 S.E.2d 673
State ex rel. Gainer v. West Virginia Board of Investments · 194 W. Va. 143
State Ex Rel. Gainer v. W. VA. BD. OF INVEST. · 459 S.E.2d 531
Gribben v. Kirk · 466 S.E.2d 147
State ex rel. West Virginia Regional Jail & Correctional Facility Authority v. West Virginia Investment Management Board · 203 W. Va. 413
State Ex Rel. v. W. Va. Inv. Management Bd. · 508 S.E.2d 130
State v. Rodoussakis · 511 S.E.2d 469
Oregon State Police Officers' Ass'n v. State · 918 P.2d 765
Bradshaw v. Soulsby · 558 S.E.2d 681
Marcus v. Holley · 618 S.E.2d 517
State v. McCraine · 588 S.E.2d 177
State v. Mullens · 650 S.E.2d 169
Scott v. Williams · 107 So. 3d 379
Albright v. White · 503 S.E.2d 860
Christopher Burgos v. State of New Jersey (075736) · 222 N.J. 175
Dailey v. Board of Review, West Virginia Bureau of Employment Programs · 589 S.E.2d 797
Smith v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF EMP. RETIREMENT · 851 So. 2d 1100
Scarantino v. Public School Employees' Retirement Board · 68 A.3d 375
Martin v. Workers' Compensation Division · 557 S.E.2d 324
State Ex Rel. the Ogden Newspapers, Inc. v. Wilkes · 566 S.E.2d 560
Drnek v. City of Chicago · 192 F. Supp. 2d 835

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