State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Hinkle v. Black

Decided December 18, 1979. Richard Forlani Neely wrote the opinion for the court.

262 S.E.2d 744 · Cited 217 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.

La Rocca v. Lane · 37 N.Y.2d 575
Woodall v. Laurita · 195 S.E.2d 717
Cobbledick v. United States · 309 U.S. 323
State Ex Rel. Kiger v. Hancock · 168 S.E.2d 798
State Ex Rel. Whitman v. Fox · 236 S.E.2d 565
Simms v. Dillon · 193 S.E. 331
State Ex Rel. Judy v. Kiger · 172 S.E.2d 579
Beard v. Worrell · 212 S.E.2d 598
State Ex Rel. Stanek v. Kiger · 185 S.E.2d 491
State Ex Rel. Peacher v. Sencindiver · 233 S.E.2d 425
Winter Ex Rel. Winter v. MacQueen · 239 S.E.2d 660
State Ex Rel. Peck v. Goshorn · 249 S.E.2d 765
Pinkerton v. Farr · 220 S.E.2d 682
State ex rel. McCartney v. Nuzum · 161 W. Va. 740
State ex rel. Dowdy v. Robinson · 163 W. Va. 154
Arlan's Dept. Store of Huntington, Inc. v. Conaty · 253 S.E.2d 522
State Ex Rel. Smith v. Scott · 238 S.E.2d 223
State Ex Rel. Moran v. Ziegler · 244 S.E.2d 550
State ex rel. Daily Mail Publishing Co. v. Smith · 161 W. Va. 684
State Ex Rel. C. A. H. v. Strickler · 251 S.E.2d 222
Schweppes USA Limited v. Kiger · 214 S.E.2d 867
State Ex Rel. West Virginia Truck Stops, Inc. v. McHugh · 233 S.E.2d 729
State ex rel. Knight v. Public Service Commission · 161 W. Va. 447
State Ex Rel. Hanley v. Hey · 255 S.E.2d 354
Bullett v. Staggs · 250 S.E.2d 38

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