State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Cox v. Amick

Decided December 11, 1995. Thomas E. McHugh wrote the opinion for the court.

466 S.E.2d 459 · Cited 157 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.

Green v. State Farm Insurance Companies · 426 S.E.2d 3
Soliva v. Shand, Morahan & Co., Inc. · 345 S.E.2d 33
Russell v. State Automobile Mutual Insurance · 422 S.E.2d 803
National Mutual Insurance v. McMahon & Sons, Inc. · 356 S.E.2d 488
Miller v. Lemon · 459 S.E.2d 406
Painter v. Peavy · 451 S.E.2d 755
Farley v. Buckalew · 414 S.E.2d 454
Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co. · 312 U.S. 270
Bias v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 365 S.E.2d 789
Davis v. Foley · 457 S.E.2d 532
State ex rel. Water Development Authority v. Northern Wayne County Public Service District · 195 W. Va. 135
Smith v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner · 219 S.E.2d 361
Gentry v. Mangum · 466 S.E.2d 171
Burnside v. Burnside · 460 S.E.2d 264
Keffer v. Prudential Insurance Company of America · 172 S.E.2d 714
State Automobile Mutual Insurance v. Youler · 396 S.E.2d 737
Fruehauf Corp. v. Huntington Moving & Storage Co. · 217 S.E.2d 907
Price v. Halstead · 355 S.E.2d 380
Phillips v. Fox · 458 S.E.2d 327
Deel v. Sweeney · 383 S.E.2d 92
Hall v. Hartley · 119 S.E.2d 759
Crank v. McLaughlin · 23 S.E.2d 56
Harrison v. Town of Eleanor · 447 S.E.2d 546
Cannelton Industries, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. of America · 460 S.E.2d 18
Mongold v. Mayle · 452 S.E.2d 444

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