State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Gentry v. Mangum

Decided December 8, 1995. Franklin Cleckley wrote the opinion for the court.

466 S.E.2d 171 · Cited 225 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.

Wilt v. Buracker · 443 S.E.2d 196
State v. Beard · 461 S.E.2d 486
Painter v. Peavy · 451 S.E.2d 755
State v. Guthrie · 461 S.E.2d 163
Williams v. Precision Coil, Inc. · 459 S.E.2d 329
Tennant v. Marion Health Care Foundation, Inc. · 459 S.E.2d 374
State v. McGinnis · 455 S.E.2d 516
State v. Derr · 451 S.E.2d 731
Mandolidis v. Elkins Industries, Inc. · 161 W. Va. 695
Board of Education v. Zando, Martin & Milstead, Inc. · 182 W. Va. 597
Mayhorn v. Logan Medical Foundation · 454 S.E.2d 87
State v. Clawson · 270 S.E.2d 659
Boggs v. Settle · 145 S.E.2d 446
Dobson v. Eastern Associated Coal Corp. · 422 S.E.2d 494
Rozas v. Rozas · 342 S.E.2d 201
State v. Dietz · 390 S.E.2d 15
Ventura v. Winegardner · 357 S.E.2d 764
Dietz v. Legursky · 425 S.E.2d 202
Lappe v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. · 857 F. Supp. 222
United States v. Starzecpyzel · 880 F. Supp. 1027

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