State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Helmick v. Potomac Edison Co.

Decided June 27, 1991. Richard Forlani Neely wrote the opinion for the court.

406 S.E.2d 700 · Cited 128 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.

Miller v. Monongahela Power Co. · 403 S.E.2d 406
Mandolidis v. Elkins Industries, Inc. · 161 W. Va. 695
Mayles v. Shoney's, Inc. · 405 S.E.2d 15
Roberts v. Stevens Clinic Hospital, Inc. · 345 S.E.2d 791
Sally-Mike Properties v. Yokum · 365 S.E.2d 246
Ponder v. Blue Cross of Southern California · 145 Cal. App. 3d 709
Board of Education v. W. Harley Miller, Inc. · 236 S.E.2d 439
Michael v. Henry · 354 S.E.2d 590
Richardson-Wayland Electrical Corp. v. Virginia Electric & Power Co. · 219 Va. 198
Jones v. Dressel · 623 P.2d 370

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