State Supreme Court / W. Va.

State Ex Rel. Morris v. West Virginia Racing Commission

Decided July 28, 1949. James B. Riley wrote the opinion for the court.

55 S.E.2d 263 · Cited 51 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.

Mahoney v. Byers · 48 A.2d 600
Sandstrom v. California Horse Racing Board · 31 Cal. 2d 401
State Ex Rel. Paoli v. Baldwin · 31 So. 2d 627
Hadacheck v. Sebastian · 239 U.S. 394
City of Chicago v. Sturges · 222 U.S. 313
State ex rel. Hughes v. Milhollan · 50 N.D. 184
West Central Producers Co-Operative Ass'n v. Commissioner of Agriculture · 20 S.E.2d 797
Prager v. W. H. Chapman & Sons Co. · 9 S.E.2d 880
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Torr · 15 F. Supp. 144

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Hubel v. West Virginia Racing Commission · 376 F. Supp. 1
Farley v. Graney · 119 S.E.2d 833
State Ex Rel. Barker v. Manchin · 279 S.E.2d 622
City of Huntington v. State Water Commission · 73 S.E.2d 833
Tweel v. West Virginia Racing Commission · 76 S.E.2d 874
Brennan v. Illinois Racing Board · 247 N.E.2d 881
Seely v. Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission · 743 P.2d 685
Fioravanti v. State Racing Commission · 375 N.E.2d 722
O'Daniel v. Ohio State Racing Commission · 37 Ohio St. 2d 87
DIV. OF PARI-MUTUEL ETC. v. Caple · 362 So. 2d 1350
Cooney v. American Horse Shows Ass'n, Inc. · 495 F. Supp. 424
Santiago v. Clark · 444 F. Supp. 1077
Jamison v. State Racing Commission · 507 P.2d 426
Mounts v. Chafin · 411 S.E.2d 481
McGraw v. Hansbarger · 301 S.E.2d 848
State Ex Rel. Spiker v. West Virginia Racing Commission · 63 S.E.2d 831
W.VA. Nonintoxicating Beer Commr. v. Tavern · 382 S.E.2d 558
State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. Mauney · 411 P.2d 1009
State Board of Cosmetology v. Maddux · 428 P.2d 936
Roush v. Pari-Mutuel Commission · 917 P.2d 1133
Tri-State Greyhound Racing, Inc. v. Johnson · 160 W. Va. 33
Tri-State Greyhound Racing, Inc. v. Johnson · 230 S.E.2d 837
Charles Town Raceway, Inc. v. West Virginia Racing Commission · 101 S.E.2d 60

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