Gaither v. City Hospital, Inc.

Decided February 24, 1997. Larry Starcher wrote the opinion for the court.

487 S.E.2d 901 · Cited 141 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.

• Cart v. Marcum · 423 S.E.2d 644
• Hickman v. Grover · 358 S.E.2d 810
• Morgan v. Grace Hospital, Inc. · 144 S.E.2d 156
• Hill v. Clarke · 241 S.E.2d 572
• Painter v. Peavy · 451 S.E.2d 755
• Harrison v. Seltzer · 268 S.E.2d 312
• Hundley v. Martinez · 158 S.E.2d 159
• Williams v. Precision Coil, Inc. · 459 S.E.2d 329
• Teter v. Old Colony Co. · 441 S.E.2d 728
• Slack v. Kanawha County Housing & Redevelopment Authority · 423 S.E.2d 547
• Stemple v. Dobson · 400 S.E.2d 561
• Family Savings and Loan, Inc. v. Ciccarello · 207 S.E.2d 157
• Jones v. Trustees of Bethany College · 351 S.E.2d 183
• Harrison v. Davis · 478 S.E.2d 104
• Humble Oil & Refining Company v. Lane · 165 S.E.2d 379
• Hall v. Nichols · 400 S.E.2d 901
• Louisville Trust Co. v. Johns-Manville Products Corp. · 580 S.W.2d 497
• Tanner v. Hartog · 618 So. 2d 177
• MacK v. AH Robins Co., Inc. · 573 F. Supp. 149

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