State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Pauley v. Kelly

Decided February 20, 1979. Richard Forlani Neely wrote the opinion for the court.

255 S.E.2d 859 · Cited 248 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.

Robinson v. Cahill · 303 A.2d 273
Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483
Serrano v. Priest · 487 P.2d 1241
Teachers' Tenure Act Cases · 197 A. 344
Fiedler v. Eckfeldt · 166 N.E. 504
Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Oregon · 223 U.S. 118
Flory v. Smith · 145 Va. 164
Horton v. Meskill · 172 Conn. 615
Thompson v. Engelking · 537 P.2d 635
State ex rel. Trent v. Sims · 138 W. Va. 244
United States v. Nixon · 418 U.S. 683
Griffin v. School Bd. of Prince Edward Cty. · 377 U.S. 218
Serrano v. Priest · 557 P.2d 929
Forsyth v. Hammond · 166 U.S. 506
State Ex Rel. Brotherton v. Blankenship · 207 S.E.2d 421
State ex rel. Piccirillo v. City of Follansbee · 160 W. Va. 329
Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Federal Insurance Co. of New York · 133 S.E.2d 770
The People v. Deatherage · 81 N.E.2d 581
State Ex Rel . Harris v. Calendine · 233 S.E.2d 318
O'NEIL v. City of Parkersburg · 237 S.E.2d 504
Kellam v. School Board of City of Norfolk · 117 S.E.2d 96
Farley v. Graney · 119 S.E.2d 833
Harrison v. Day · 106 S.E.2d 636
Ehret v. Kulpmont Borough School District · 5 A.2d 188

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