State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Sands v. Security Trust Company

Decided April 1, 1958. James B. Riley wrote the opinion for the court.

102 S.E.2d 733 · Cited 185 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.

Goetz v. Old National Bank of Martinsburg · 84 S.E.2d 759
Bell v. Wayne United Gas Co. · 181 S.E. 609
Vecellio v. Bopst · 6 S.E.2d 708

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