State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Harrah v. Leverette

Decided October 7, 1980. Sam R. Harshbarger wrote the opinion for the court.

271 S.E.2d 322 · Cited 55 times

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Precedents cited

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.

State ex rel. K. W. v. Werner · 161 W. Va. 192
Watson v. Whyte · 245 S.E.2d 916
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Bryant v. Hendrick · 444 Pa. 83
Tasker v. Griffith · 238 S.E.2d 229
Rhodes v. Leverette · 239 S.E.2d 136
In Re Riddle · 57 Cal. 2d 848
State Ex Rel. Pingley v. Coiner · 186 S.E.2d 220
People ex rel. Brown v. Johnston · 9 N.Y.2d 482
In Re Crow · 483 P.2d 1206
Penrod v. Cupp · 581 P.2d 934
Mahaffey v. State · 392 P.2d 279
Terry v. Kolski · 254 N.W.2d 704
Adler v. Los Angeles Unified School District · 98 Cal. App. 3d 280
Johnson v. McKenzie · 235 S.E.2d 138
State v. Jones · 239 S.E.2d 763
Holt v. Sarver · 309 F. Supp. 362
Landman v. Royster · 333 F. Supp. 621
Trimboli v. Board of Education · 163 W. Va. 1
Hoitt v. Vitek · 361 F. Supp. 1238
McCargo v. Mister · 462 F. Supp. 813
Tasker v. Mohn · 267 S.E.2d 183
Konigsberg v. Ciccone · 285 F. Supp. 585
Rzeznik v. Chief of Police of Southampton · 373 N.E.2d 1128
Kish v. Wright · 562 P.2d 625
McIntosh v. Haynes · 545 S.W.2d 647

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Smith v. W. Va. State Board of Education · 295 S.E.2d 680
Scott v. Greiner · 858 F. Supp. 607
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State Ex Rel. Williams v. Department of Military Affairs & Public Safety, Division of Corrections · 573 S.E.2d 1
Ray v. McCoy · 321 S.E.2d 90
Hackl v. Dale · 299 S.E.2d 26
Gleichauf v. Ginsberg · 859 F. Supp. 229
Crain v. Bordenkircher · 178 W. Va. 96
State Ex Rel. McCamic v. McCoy · 276 S.E.2d 534
Wilson v. State · 746 P.2d 1022
State v. Schulpius · 2004 WI App 39

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