State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Lee-Norse Co. v. Rutledge

Decided May 18, 1982. Sam R. Harshbarger wrote the opinion for the court.

291 S.E.2d 477 · Cited 106 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.

Davis v. Hix · 84 S.E.2d 404
Cumberland and Allegheny Gas Company v. Hatcher · 130 S.E.2d 115
Miners in General Group v. Hix · 17 S.E.2d 810
Smith v. Employment Security Commission · 301 N.W.2d 285
Gorecki v. State · 115 N.H. 120
Hill v. Board of Review · 276 S.E.2d 805
Bodinson Manufacturing Co. v. California Employment Commission · 17 Cal. 2d 321
Erie Forge & Steel Corp. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review · 400 Pa. 440
Almada v. Administrator · 137 Conn. 380
Morris v. State Compensation Commissioner · 64 S.E.2d 496
Borello v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review · 490 Pa. 607
Gladieux Food Services, Inc. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review · 388 A.2d 678
Sweeney v. Board of Review, Division of Employment Security · 206 A.2d 345
Homer Laughlin China Co. v. Hix · 37 S.E.2d 649
Gold Bond Building Products Division National Gypsum Co. v. Review Board of Indiana Employment Security Division · 169 Ind. App. 478
Department of Industrial Relations v. Walker · 109 So. 2d 135
Smith v. Employment Security Commission · 280 N.W.2d 489
Zackery v. SWCC · 253 S.E.2d 532
Montana Ready Mixed Concrete Ass'n v. Board of Labor Appeals · 572 P.2d 915
Doerr v. Universal Engineering Division, Houdaille Industries, Inc · 282 N.W.2d 352
Johnson v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner · 155 W. Va. 624
National Gypsum Co. v. ADMINISTRATOR, LA. DEPT. OF EMP. SECURITY · 313 So. 2d 230
Mortensen v. BD. OF REVIEW, ETC., NJ DEPT. OF LABOR · 121 A.2d 539
Artim Transportation System, Inc. v. Review Board · 271 N.E.2d 494
Department of Indus. Relations v. Nix · 381 So. 2d 651

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