State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Bower v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.

Decided September 20, 1999. Warren R. McGraw wrote the opinion for the court.

522 S.E.2d 424 · Cited 142 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.

Ayers v. Township of Jackson · 525 A.2d 287
Potter v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. · 863 P.2d 795
Jordan v. Bero · 158 W. Va. 28
Hansen v. Mountain Fuel Supply Co. · 858 P.2d 970
Miranda v. Shell Oil Co. · 17 Cal. App. 4th 1651
Redland Soccer Club, Inc. v. Department of the Army · 696 A.2d 137
State v. Huber · 40 S.E.2d 11
Marlin v. Bill Rich Construction, Inc. · 482 S.E.2d 620
Morningstar v. Black & Decker Manufacturing Co. · 253 S.E.2d 666
Gallapoo v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. · 475 S.E.2d 172
Long v. City of Weirton · 214 S.E.2d 832
Kincaid v. Mangum · 432 S.E.2d 74
Burns v. Jaquays Mining Corp. · 752 P.2d 28
Robinson v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc. · 414 S.E.2d 877
Reed v. Wimmer · 465 S.E.2d 199
Askey v. Occidental Chemical Corp. · 102 A.D.2d 130
Cook v. Rockwell International Corp. · 755 F. Supp. 1468
Spencer v. Steinbrecher · 164 S.E.2d 710
Johnson v. West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. · 413 S.E.2d 889
Shreve v. Faris · 111 S.E.2d 169
Sisler v. Hawkins · 217 S.E.2d 60
Ball v. Joy Manufacturing Co. · 755 F. Supp. 1344
Deitz Colliery Co. v. Ott · 129 S.E. 708
Burton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. · 884 F. Supp. 1515
Day v. NLO · 851 F. Supp. 869

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Henry v. Dow Chemical Company · 701 N.W.2d 684
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Dan Ryan Builders, Inc. v. Nelson · 230 W. Va. 281
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Barefield v. DPIC Companies, Inc. · 600 S.E.2d 256
Abbatiello v. Monsanto Co. · 522 F. Supp. 2d 524
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