State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Kessel v. Leavitt

Decided July 22, 1998. Margaret L. Workman wrote the opinion for the court.

511 S.E.2d 720 · Cited 122 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.

Garnes v. Fleming Landfill, Inc. · 413 S.E.2d 897
Rosefield v. Rosefield · 221 Cal. App. 2d 431
State ex rel. Roy Allen S. v. Stone · 196 W. Va. 624
Roberts v. Stevens Clinic Hospital, Inc. · 345 S.E.2d 791
Eastern Associated Coal Corp. v. Doe · 220 S.E.2d 672
Hammack v. Wise · 211 S.E.2d 118
Plante v. Engel · 124 N.H. 213
Steven A. v. Rickie M. · 823 P.2d 1216
In re Willis · 157 W. Va. 225
Robert O. v. Russell K. · 80 N.Y.2d 254
State v. Guthrie · 461 S.E.2d 163
Tennant v. Marion Health Care Foundation, Inc. · 459 S.E.2d 374
Coleman v. Sopher · 499 S.E.2d 592
Yopp v. Batt · 467 N.W.2d 868
John W. Lodge Distributing Co. v. Texaco, Inc. · 245 S.E.2d 157
Alkire v. First National Bank of Parsons · 475 S.E.2d 122
Honaker v. Burnside · 388 S.E.2d 322
Matter of Brian D. · 461 S.E.2d 129
Keiffer v. Queen · 189 S.E.2d 842
Howat v. Kansas · 258 U.S. 181
Skaggs v. Elk Run Coal Co., Inc. · 479 S.E.2d 561
Adoption of Michael H. · 898 P.2d 891
State Ex Rel. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Canady · 460 S.E.2d 677
Torbett v. Wheeling Dollar Savings & Trust Co. · 314 S.E.2d 166
In Re Petition of Doe · 638 N.E.2d 181

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