Mandolidis v. Elkins Industries, Inc.

Decided June 27, 1978. Richard Forlani Neely wrote the opinion for the court.

161 W. Va. 695 · Cited 211 times

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• Collins v. Dravo Contracting Co. · 171 S.E. 757
• Stone v. Rudolph · 32 S.E.2d 742
• Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41
• Brewer v. Appalachian Constructors, Inc. · 65 S.E.2d 87
• Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Federal Insurance Co. of New York · 133 S.E.2d 770
• State v. Starkey · 244 S.E.2d 219
• Commonwealth v. Malone · 47 A.2d 445
• Rosier v. Garron, Inc. · 156 W. Va. 861
• United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. v. Eades · 144 S.E.2d 703
• Jordan v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner · 191 S.E.2d 497
• Southern Wire & Iron, Inc. v. Fowler · 124 S.E.2d 738
• Hanks v. Beckley Newspapers Corporation · 172 S.E.2d 816
• Barr v. Curry · 71 S.E.2d 313
• State v. Stevenson · 127 S.E.2d 638
• Jones v. Laird Foundation, Inc. · 195 S.E.2d 821
• Haga v. King Coal Chevrolet Company · 150 S.E.2d 599
• Wilfong v. Wilfong · 197 S.E.2d 96
• Chapman v. Kane Transfer Co., Inc. · 236 S.E.2d 207
• State v. Pendry · 227 S.E.2d 210
• The PEOPLE v. Gonzales · 239 N.E.2d 783
• Pinkerton v. Farr · 220 S.E.2d 682
• Oakes v. Monongahela Power Company · 207 S.E.2d 191
• State Ex Rel. Cogar v. Kidd · 234 S.E.2d 899
• Brewer v. State · 140 Tex. Crim. 9
• Eisnaugle v. Booth · 226 S.E.2d 259

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