State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Shaffer v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.

Decided March 19, 1997. Thomas E. McHugh wrote the opinion for the court.

485 S.E.2d 12 · Cited 184 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.

Kopelman and Associates, L.C. v. Collins · 473 S.E.2d 910
Watson v. Pietranton · 364 S.E.2d 812
Painter v. Peavy · 451 S.E.2d 755
Capehart v. Church · 69 S.E.2d 127
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Federal Insurance Co. of New York · 133 S.E.2d 770
Andrick v. Town of Buckhannon · 421 S.E.2d 247
Jividen v. Law · 461 S.E.2d 451
Murphy v. Smallridge · 468 S.E.2d 167
Davis v. Foley · 457 S.E.2d 532
May v. Seibert · 264 S.E.2d 643
Jones v. Wesbanco Bank Parkersburg · 460 S.E.2d 627
In Re Marcum · 62 S.E.2d 705
State Ex Rel. Bank of Ripley v. Thompson · 139 S.E.2d 267
Jones v. Donovan · 244 Ark. 474
Hanlon v. Joy Manufacturing Co. · 187 W. Va. 280
In Re L-Tryptophan Cases · 518 N.W.2d 616
Ex Parte Counts · 683 So. 2d 968

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