State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Bradley v. Appalachian Power Co.

Decided July 10, 1979. Thomas B. Miller wrote the opinion for the court.

256 S.E.2d 879 · Cited 279 times

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Nga Li v. Yellow Cab Co. · 532 P.2d 1226
Kirby v. Larson · 256 N.W.2d 400
Haynes v. City of Nitro · 240 S.E.2d 544
Adkins v. Leverette · 239 S.E.2d 496
United States v. Reliable Transfer Co. · 421 U.S. 397
Stone v. Rudolph · 32 S.E.2d 742
Hardin v. New York Central Railroad Company · 116 S.E.2d 697
Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson · 404 U.S. 97
Great Northern Railway Co. v. Sunburst Oil & Refining Co. · 287 U.S. 358
Hoffman v. Jones · 280 So. 2d 431
American Motorcycle Assn. v. Superior Court · 578 P.2d 899
Placek v. City of Sterling Heights · 275 N.W.2d 511
Kelly v. Long Island Lighting Co. · 31 N.Y.2d 25
Morningstar v. Black & Decker Manufacturing Co. · 253 S.E.2d 666
Seattle-First National Bank v. Shoreline Concrete Co. · 588 P.2d 1308
Kaatz v. State · 540 P.2d 1037
Graham v. Wriston · 120 S.E.2d 713
Leftwich v. Wesco Corp. · 146 W. Va. 196
Barr v. Curry · 71 S.E.2d 313
Tennant v. Craig · 195 S.E.2d 727
Pitzer v. M. D. Tomkies & Sons · 67 S.E.2d 437
Reese v. Lowry · 86 S.E.2d 381
McMicken v. Province · 141 W. Va. 273
Wolfe v. Beatty Motor Express, Inc. · 101 S.E.2d 81
Pritchard v. City Lines of West Virginia, Inc. · 66 S.E.2d 276

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