State Supreme Court / W. Va.

State Ex Rel. Simpkins v. Harvey

Decided June 29, 1983. Darrell V. McGraw Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

305 S.E.2d 268 · Cited 95 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.

State v. Wotring · 279 S.E.2d 182
Cooper v. Gwinn · 298 S.E.2d 781
Spencer v. Whyte · 280 S.E.2d 591
Call v. McKenzie · 220 S.E.2d 665
Vest v. Cobb · 76 S.E.2d 885
Newhart v. Pennybacker · 200 S.E. 350
State Ex Rel. Carson v. Wood · 175 S.E.2d 482
Louk v. Haynes · 223 S.E.2d 780
State Ex Rel. Strickland v. Melton · 165 S.E.2d 90
Winter Ex Rel. Winter v. MacQueen · 239 S.E.2d 660
State v. Ellsworth Wayne · 245 S.E.2d 838
State Ex Rel. McLaughlin v. Morris · 37 S.E.2d 85
State v. Myers · 298 S.E.2d 813
State v. Loy · 119 S.E.2d 826
State Ex Rel. Holbert v. Robinson · 59 S.E.2d 884
State v. Ball · 264 S.E.2d 844
Spencer v. Yerace · 180 S.E.2d 868
Pond Creek Pocahontas Co. v. Alexander · 74 S.E.2d 590
State Ex Rel. Gray v. McClure · 242 S.E.2d 704
State v. Barnett · 284 S.E.2d 622
Myers v. Murensky · 245 S.E.2d 920
State v. Bragg · 163 S.E.2d 685
Brooks v. Narick · 243 S.E.2d 841
State v. Reel · 165 S.E.2d 813
Richardson v. State Compensation Commissioner · 74 S.E.2d 258

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