State ex rel. Hardesty v. Aracoma—Chief Logan No. 4523

Decided March 12, 1963. Fred H. Caplan wrote the opinion for the court.

147 W. Va. 645 · Cited 79 times

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• In Re: Hillcrest Memorial Gardens · 119 S.E.2d 753
• Central Realty Co. v. Martin · 30 S.E.2d 720
• Trotter v. Tennessee · 290 U.S. 354
• State v. Epperly · 65 S.E.2d 488
• Hereford v. Meek · 52 S.E.2d 740
• Selectmen of Topsfield v. State Racing Commission · 324 Mass. 309
• State Ex Rel. Department of Unemployment Compensation v. Continental Casualty Co. · 42 S.E.2d 820
• State Ex Rel. Lambert v. Carman · 116 S.E.2d 265
• Repucci v. Exchange Realty Co. · 321 Mass. 571
• State Ex Rel. Boger v. Daviess Circuit Court · 163 N.E.2d 250
• State v. Jackson · 112 S.E.2d 452
• State v. General Daniel Morgan Post No. 548 · 144 W. Va. 137
• St. Joseph Lead Co. v. Potter Township · 398 Pa. 361

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• Newark Insurance Co. v. Brown · 624 S.E.2d 783
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• In Re Dostert · 324 S.E.2d 402
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• Herring v. Carroll · 300 S.E.2d 629
• Sheena H. for Russell H. v. W. Va. Ofc. of the Insurance Commissioner/Amfire, LLC · 235 W. Va. 132
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• In Re DONALD M. · 233 W. Va. 416

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