State Supreme Court / W. Va.

State Ex Rel. County Court of Marion County v. Demus

Decided March 24, 1964. Chauncey Browning wrote the opinion for the court.

135 S.E.2d 352 · Cited 76 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.

Chapman v. Huntington, West Virginia, Housing Authority · 3 S.E.2d 502
Meisel v. Tri-State Airport Authority · 64 S.E.2d 32
Harbert v. County Court of Harrison County · 39 S.E.2d 177
West Virginia State Bar v. Earley · 109 S.E.2d 420
Sims v. Fisher · 25 S.E.2d 216
Robertson v. Hatcher · 135 S.E.2d 675
State ex rel. Bibb v. Chambers · 138 W. Va. 701
City of Huntington v. State Water Commission · 73 S.E.2d 833
State Ex Rel. Richardson v. County Court of Kanawha County · 78 S.E.2d 569
State Ex Rel. Board of Governors of West Virginia University v. O'Brien · 94 S.E.2d 446
State Ex Rel. McMillion v. Stahl · 89 S.E.2d 693
Holly v. City of Elizabethton · 241 S.W.2d 1001

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