State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Keesecker v. Bird

Decided July 14, 1997. Larry Starcher wrote the opinion for the court.

490 S.E.2d 754 · Cited 60 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.

Fayette County National Bank v. Lilly · 484 S.E.2d 232
Wheeling Steel Corp. v. Fox · 298 U.S. 193
Somers v. Godwin · 182 Va. 144
Cart v. Marcum · 423 S.E.2d 644
Gaither v. City Hospital, Inc. · 487 S.E.2d 901
Painter v. Peavy · 451 S.E.2d 755
Meinhard v. Salmon · 164 N.E. 545
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Federal Insurance Co. of New York · 133 S.E.2d 770
Chrystal R.M. v. Charlie A.L. · 459 S.E.2d 415
Williams v. Precision Coil, Inc. · 459 S.E.2d 329
Andrick v. Town of Buckhannon · 421 S.E.2d 247
Lynch v. Johnson · 196 Va. 516
Naab v. Smith · 97 P.2d 677
Kanawha Valley Bank v. Friend · 253 S.E.2d 528
Richardson v. Kennedy · 475 S.E.2d 418
Gorman's Estate · 184 A. 86
In Re the Tax Appeal of Grayco Land Escrow, Ltd. · 559 P.2d 264
Bell v. Barefield · 122 So. 318
Green v. Green · 50 S.C. 514
In the Matter of Ray · 287 P.2d 629
Crisman v. Swanson · 193 Va. 247
Sampson v. Grogan · 42 A. 712
Hill v. Hill · 623 S.W.2d 779
In Re Estate of Briggs · 134 S.E.2d 737
Jackson v. Jackson, Trustee · 201 S.W.2d 218

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