State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Chapman v. Huntington, West Virginia, Housing Authority

Decided June 13, 1939. James B. Riley wrote the opinion for the court.

3 S.E.2d 502 · Cited 83 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.

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. McGuire · 219 U.S. 549
Norman v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 294 U.S. 240
Federal Radio Comm'n v. Nelson Brothers Bond & Mortgage Co. (Station WIBO) · 289 U.S. 266
Green v. Frazier · 253 U.S. 233
Radice v. People of New York · 264 U.S. 292
United States v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 293 U.S. 454
State Ex Rel. Porterie v. Housing Authority of New Orleans · 182 So. 725
Knoxville Housing Authority, Inc. v. City of Knoxville · 123 S.W.2d 1085
Marvin v. Housing Authority of Jacksonville · 183 So. 145
Dornan v. Philadelphia Housing Authority · 200 A. 834
Wells v. Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington · 197 S.E. 693
Int. Com. Comm. v. Louis. & Nash. RR · 227 U.S. 88
Florida v. United States · 282 U.S. 194
Matter of N.Y. City H. Authority v. Muller · 1 N.E.2d 153
Krause v. Peoria Housing Authority · 19 N.E.2d 193

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State Ex Rel. County Court of Marion County v. Demus · 135 S.E.2d 352
Farley v. Graney · 119 S.E.2d 833
State Ex Rel. City of Charleston v. Coghill · 207 S.E.2d 113
Meisel v. Tri-State Airport Authority · 64 S.E.2d 32
Blumenschein v. Pittsburgh Housing Authority · 379 Pa. 566
State Ex Rel. West Virginia Housing Development Fund v. Copenhaver · 171 S.E.2d 545
State ex rel. Bibb v. Chambers · 138 W. Va. 701
Quesenberry v. Estep · 95 S.E.2d 832
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CITY OF WILSON v. Wooten · 126 S.E.2d 101
State ex rel. League of Women Voters of West Virginia v. Tomblin · 209 W. Va. 565
Charleston Urban Renewal Authority v. Courtland Co. · 509 S.E.2d 569
State v. Chambers · 77 S.E.2d 297
STATE EX REL. v. Tomblin · 550 S.E.2d 355
Ferch v. Housing Authority of Cass County · 59 N.W.2d 849
Bristol Redevelopment & Housing Authority v. Denton · 198 Va. 171
STATE EX REL. W. VA., ETC. v. Waterhouse · 212 S.E.2d 724
Vest v. Cobb · 76 S.E.2d 885
Repass v. Workers' Compensation Division · 569 S.E.2d 162
In Re Housing Authority of City of Charlotte. · 65 S.E.2d 761
State ex rel. Thompson v. Morton · 140 W. Va. 207
State ex rel. West Virginia Housing Development Fund v. Waterhouse · 158 W. Va. 196
City of Charleston v. Southeastern Construction Co. · 134 W. Va. 666
Appalachian Power Co. v. Public Service Commission · 296 S.E.2d 887
City of Charleston v. Southeastern Const. Co. · 64 S.E.2d 676
State Ex Rel. Mountaineer Park, Inc. v. Polan · 438 S.E.2d 308

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