State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Mathena v. Haines

Decided June 28, 2006. Larry Starcher wrote the opinion for the court.

633 S.E.2d 771 · Cited 775 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.

Blair v. Maynard · 324 S.E.2d 391
Hickson v. Kellison · 296 S.E.2d 855
Burnside v. Burnside · 460 S.E.2d 264
Phillips v. Fox · 458 S.E.2d 327
State Ex Rel. Postelwaite v. Bechtold · 212 S.E.2d 69
State ex rel. McLaughlin v. Vickers · 207 W. Va. 405

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