State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Orr v. Crowder

Decided January 25, 1984. Richard Forlani Neely wrote the opinion for the court.

315 S.E.2d 593 · Cited 177 times

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Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle · 429 U.S. 274
Carey v. Piphus · 435 U.S. 247
Mason County Board of Education v. State Superintendent of Schools · 295 S.E.2d 719
Ilosky v. Michelin Tire Corp. · 307 S.E.2d 603
Anderson Ex Rel. Estate of Anderson v. West · 241 S.E.2d 551
Codekas v. Dyna-Lift Co. · 48 Cal. App. 3d 20
Colonial Stores, Inc. v. Scarbrough · 355 So. 2d 1181
State v. Gwinn · 288 S.E.2d 533
Harless v. First National Bank in Fairmont · 246 S.E.2d 270
Harless v. First National Bank in Fairmont · 289 S.E.2d 692
Yuncke v. Welker · 36 S.E.2d 410
Walker v. Monongahela Power Company · 131 S.E.2d 736
Moore v. Jewel Tea Co. · 263 N.E.2d 103
Filisko v. Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. · 176 Conn. 33
Thornton v. CAMC, ETC. · 305 S.E.2d 316
Carper v. Kanawha Banking & Trust Co. · 157 W. Va. 477
State v. Demastus · 270 S.E.2d 649
Ratlief v. Yokum · 280 S.E.2d 584
Gilkerson v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 41 S.E.2d 188
State Ex Rel. McLendon v. Morton · 249 S.E.2d 919
Alex v. Armstrong · 385 S.W.2d 110
State v. Arnold · 219 S.E.2d 922
Skeen v. C AND G CORPORATION · 185 S.E.2d 493
Reese v. Cradit · 469 P.2d 467
Automotive Acceptance Corporation v. Powell · 234 So. 2d 593

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