Evans v. Hutchinson

Decided January 21, 1975. James Marshall Sprouse wrote the opinion for the court.

158 W. Va. 359 · Cited 53 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.

• Smith v. Godby · 174 S.E.2d 165
• Kesling v. Moore · 135 S.E. 246
• Edwards v. Hylbert · 146 W. Va. 1
• Daugherty v. Ellis · 142 W. Va. 340
• Wysong v. Walden · 196 S.E. 573
• Sutton v. Sutton · 36 S.E.2d 608
• State ex rel. Daily Gazette Co. v. County Court of Kanawha County · 137 W. Va. 127
• Board of Education v. Hartford Fire Insurance · 19 S.E.2d 448
• Jordan v. McCourt · 62 S.E.2d 555
• State ex rel. Davis v. Hix · 141 W. Va. 385
• Jarrell v. Board of Education of County of Raleigh · 50 S.E.2d 442
• Farmers & Merchants Bank of Keyser v. Haden · 154 W. Va. 292
• Canyon Public Service District v. Tasa Coal Company · 195 S.E.2d 647
• Hunt v. Board of Education of County of Kanawha · 321 F. Supp. 1263

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• Powers v. Goodwin · 291 S.E.2d 466
• George v. Godby · 325 S.E.2d 102
• Kemp v. Boyd · 275 S.E.2d 297
• Randolph County Board of Education v. Scalia · 387 S.E.2d 524
• Security National Bank & Trust Co. v. First W. Va. Bancorp., Inc. · 277 S.E.2d 613
• Bailey v. Truby · 321 S.E.2d 302
• Dillon v. Board of Educ. of County of Mingo · 301 S.E.2d 588
• City of Huntington v. Bacon · 473 S.E.2d 743
• Smith v. Board of Educ. of County of Logan · 341 S.E.2d 685
• Beckley v. Kirk · 455 S.E.2d 817
• DePond v. Gainer · 351 S.E.2d 358
• Sturm v. Henderson · 342 S.E.2d 287
• Powers v. Goodwin · 324 S.E.2d 701
• State Ex Rel. Canterbury v. Paul · 520 S.E.2d 662
• Haynes v. Board of Education · 383 S.E.2d 67
• United Services Automobile Assoc. v. Kimberly Lucas · 233 W. Va. 68
• Napier v. Lincoln County Bd. of Education · 551 S.E.2d 362
• State ex rel. Smith v. Fund · 232 W. Va. 728
• Burruss v. Hardesty · 171 W. Va. 61
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• General Motors Corp. v. Rose · 179 W. Va. 461

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