State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Harless v. First National Bank in Fairmont

Decided July 14, 1978. Thomas B. Miller wrote the opinion for the court.

246 S.E.2d 270 · Cited 392 times

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Petermann v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 396 · 344 P.2d 25
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Jackson v. Minidoka Irrigation District · 563 P.2d 54
Nees v. Hocks · 536 P.2d 512
Chapman v. Kane Transfer Co., Inc. · 236 S.E.2d 207
Roberts v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 568 P.2d 764
Contreras v. Crown Zellerbach Corp. · 565 P.2d 1173
Campbell v. Ford Industries, Inc. · 546 P.2d 141
Larsen v. Motor Supply Co. · 573 P.2d 907
Sutherland v. Kroger Company · 110 S.E.2d 716
Dickhut v. Norton · 173 N.W.2d 297
Monteleone v. Co-Operative Transit Co. · 35 S.E.2d 475
Addair v. Huffman · 195 S.E.2d 739
Toler v. Cassinelli · 41 S.E.2d 672
Agis v. Howard Johnson Co. · 355 N.E.2d 315
Sventko v. Kroger Co. · 245 N.W.2d 151
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