State Supreme Court / W. Va.

John W. Lodge Distributing Co. v. Texaco, Inc.

Decided June 6, 1978. Darrell V. McGraw Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

245 S.E.2d 157 · Cited 137 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.

Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Donahue · 223 S.E.2d 433
Shell Oil Co. v. Marinello · 307 A.2d 598
Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41
Chapman v. Kane Transfer Co., Inc. · 236 S.E.2d 207
Wilkinson v. Searls · 184 S.E.2d 735
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. v. Eades · 144 S.E.2d 703
Lewis v. Dils Motor Company · 135 S.E.2d 597
State Ex Rel. Coral Pools, Inc. v. Knapp · 131 S.E.2d 81
Steinbrecher v. Jones · 153 S.E.2d 295
Williams v. Wheeling Steel Corporation · 266 F. Supp. 651

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