State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Conaway v. Eastern Associated Coal Corp.

Decided June 8, 1987. Darrell V. McGraw Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

358 S.E.2d 423 · Cited 162 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.

McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792
State Ex Rel. State of W. Va. Human Rights Commission v. Logan-Mingo Area Mental Health Agency, Inc. · 329 S.E.2d 77
McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co. · 427 U.S. 273
Harless v. First National Bank in Fairmont · 246 S.E.2d 270
Shepherdstown Volunteer Fire Dept. v. State Ex Rel. State Human Rights Commission · 309 S.E.2d 342
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Federal Insurance Co. of New York · 133 S.E.2d 770
Cook v. Heck's Inc. · 342 S.E.2d 453
Masinter v. Webco Co. · 262 S.E.2d 433
Jones v. Trustees of Bethany College · 351 S.E.2d 183
Karnell v. Nutting · 273 S.E.2d 93
Sansom v. Sansom · 137 S.E.2d 1

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