State Supreme Court / W. Va.

James M.B. v. Carolyn M.

Decided February 17, 1995. Franklin Cleckley wrote the opinion for the court.

456 S.E.2d 16 · Cited 153 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.

Lieving v. Hadley · 423 S.E.2d 600
Durm v. Heck's, Inc. · 401 S.E.2d 908
Parkway Fuel Service, Inc. v. Pauley · 220 S.E.2d 439
Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41
Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley · 211 U.S. 149
Cobbledick v. United States · 309 U.S. 323
Osterneck v. Ernst & Whinney · 489 U.S. 169
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad v. Southern Express Co. · 108 U.S. 24
State v. Derr · 451 S.E.2d 731
State Ex Rel. Allen v. Bedell · 454 S.E.2d 77
Dixon v. American Industrial Leasing Co. · 205 S.E.2d 4
Matter of Browning · 452 S.E.2d 34
Graf v. West Virginia University · 429 S.E.2d 496

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