State Supreme Court / W. Va.

O'NEIL v. City of Parkersburg

Decided September 20, 1977. Fred H. Caplan wrote the opinion for the court.

237 S.E.2d 504 · Cited 95 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.

Thomas v. City of South Charleston · 136 S.E.2d 788
Grubaugh v. City of St. Johns · 180 N.W.2d 778
Thompson v. City of Charleston · 191 S.E. 547
Muskopf v. Corning Hospital District · 55 Cal. 2d 211
Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621 · 264 Minn. 279
Bernardine v. City of New York · 62 N.E.2d 604
Reich v. State Highway Department · 194 N.W.2d 700
Long v. City of Weirton · 214 S.E.2d 832
Turner v. Staggs · 510 P.2d 879
McDonald v. City of Spring Valley · 285 Ill. 52
Brown v. Board of Trustees · 303 N.Y. 484
City of Tulsa v. Wells · 191 P. 186
Higginbotham v. City of Charleston · 204 S.E.2d 1
Lazich v. Belanger · 105 P.2d 738
City of Colorado Springs v. Colburn · 81 P.2d 397
Crumbley v. City of Jacksonville · 135 So. 885
Britten v. City of Eau Claire · 260 Wis. 382
Simmons v. City of Bluefield · 225 S.E.2d 202
Webster v. City of Charlotte · 22 S.E.2d 900

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