State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Hechler v. Casey

Decided August 8, 1985. Thomas E. McHugh wrote the opinion for the court.

333 S.E.2d 799 · Cited 94 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.

United States Department of State v. Washington Post Co. · 456 U.S. 595
Nelson v. West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Board · 300 S.E.2d 86
Cowie v. Roberts · 312 S.E.2d 35
State Ex Rel. Arnold v. Egnor · 275 S.E.2d 15
Sattler v. Holliday · 318 S.E.2d 50
Cunningham v. Federal Bureau of Investigation · 540 F. Supp. 1
Bank of Wheeling v. Morris Plan Bank & Trust Co. · 183 S.E.2d 692
State Ex Rel. Hamstead v. Dostert · 313 S.E.2d 409
Teller v. McCoy · 162 W. Va. 367
Daurelle v. Traders Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n · 104 S.E.2d 320
Manchin v. Browning · 296 S.E.2d 909
State ex rel. City of Huntington v. Lombardo · 149 W. Va. 671
State ex rel. McCartney v. Nuzum · 161 W. Va. 740
State Ex Rel. Shatzer v. Freeport Coal Co. · 107 S.E.2d 503
Webb v. Fury · 167 W. Va. 434
Ferguson v. Kelley · 448 F. Supp. 919
McGrady v. Callaghan · 161 W. Va. 180
State Ex Rel. Goodwin v. Cook · 248 S.E.2d 602
State Ex Rel. Scott v. Taylor · 160 S.E.2d 146
Perlick & Co. v. Lakeview Creditor's Trustee Committee · 298 S.E.2d 228
State Ex Rel. Gooden v. Bonar · 183 S.E.2d 697
State Ex Rel. Burchett v. Taylor · 149 S.E.2d 234
Nagy v. Oakley · 309 S.E.2d 68
Capitol Business Equipment, Inc. v. Gates · 184 S.E.2d 125
Hinkle v. Black · 262 S.E.2d 744

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Child Protection Group v. Cline · 350 S.E.2d 541
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State ex rel. West Virginia Board of Education v. Perry · 189 W. Va. 662
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Perdue v. Ferguson · 350 S.E.2d 555
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McCormick v. Allstate Insurance · 475 S.E.2d 507
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Hinchman v. Gillette · 618 S.E.2d 387
State v. Lewis · 422 S.E.2d 807
Louk v. Cormier · 622 S.E.2d 788
Bowling v. Ansted Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge, Inc. · 425 S.E.2d 144
Jefferson County Board of Education v. Jefferson County Education Ass'n · 393 S.E.2d 653
State Ex Rel. Board of Education v. Casey · 349 S.E.2d 436
State Ex Rel. Bell Atlantic-West Virginia, Inc. v. Ranson · 497 S.E.2d 755
State Ex Rel. United Mine Workers of America, Local Union 1938 v. Waters · 489 S.E.2d 266
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