State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Huffman v. Goals Coal Co.

Decided June 9, 2009. Menis E. Ketchum II wrote the opinion for the court.

679 S.E.2d 323 · Cited 71 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.

Appalachian Power Co. v. State Tax Department · 466 S.E.2d 424
State v. Elder · 165 S.E.2d 108
Muscatell v. Cline · 474 S.E.2d 518
Banker v. Banker · 474 S.E.2d 465
State Ex Rel. Appalachian Power Co. v. Gainer · 143 S.E.2d 351
Meadows v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. · 530 S.E.2d 676
Lewis v. Canaan Valley Resorts, Inc. · 408 S.E.2d 634
Consumer Advocate Division of the Public Service Commission ex rel. Residential and Small Commercial Customers of Hope Gas, Inc. v. Public Service Commission · 182 W. Va. 152
Boyd v. Merritt · 354 S.E.2d 106
Canestraro v. Faerber · 374 S.E.2d 319

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