State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Harless v. First National Bank in Fairmont

Decided March 23, 1982. Thomas B. Miller wrote the opinion for the court.

289 S.E.2d 692 · Cited 292 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.

Pierce v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. · 417 A.2d 505
Harless v. First National Bank in Fairmont · 246 S.E.2d 270
Kelsay v. Motorola, Inc. · 384 N.E.2d 353
Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 610 P.2d 1330
Walker v. Sheldon · 10 N.Y.2d 401
Frampton v. Central Indiana Gas Company · 297 N.E.2d 425
Agarwal v. Johnson · 603 P.2d 58
Public Finance Corp. v. Davis · 360 N.E.2d 765
Addair v. Huffman · 195 S.E.2d 739
Toler v. Cassinelli · 41 S.E.2d 672
Palmateer v. International Harvester Co. · 421 N.E.2d 876
Agis v. Howard Johnson Co. · 355 N.E.2d 315
Sheets v. Teddy's Frosted Foods, Inc. · 179 Conn. 471
Harris v. Jones · 380 A.2d 611
Womack v. Eldridge · 215 Va. 338
Bradley v. Appalachian Power Co. · 256 S.E.2d 879
Sventko v. Kroger Co. · 245 N.W.2d 151
Contreras v. Crown Zellerbach Corp. · 565 P.2d 1173
Sprouse v. Clay Communication, Inc. · 211 S.E.2d 674
Jolley v. Puregro Company · 496 P.2d 939
Newby v. Alto Riviera Apartments · 60 Cal. App. 3d 288
Richmond v. Campbell · 136 S.E.2d 877
Spencer v. Steinbrecher · 164 S.E.2d 710
Hensley v. Erie Insurance Co. · 283 S.E.2d 227
Jones v. Keogh · 409 A.2d 581

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