State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Tennant v. Marion Health Care Foundation, Inc.

Decided June 15, 1995. Franklin Cleckley wrote the opinion for the court.

459 S.E.2d 374 · Cited 308 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.

Bennett v. 3 C Coal Co. · 379 S.E.2d 388
Hendricks v. Monongahela West Penn Public Service Co. · 175 S.E. 441
Young v. Duffield · 162 S.E.2d 285
Maynard v. Adkins · 457 S.E.2d 133
State Ex Rel. Skinner v. Dostert · 278 S.E.2d 624
In Re State Public Building Asbestos Litigation · 454 S.E.2d 413
Schroeder v. Adkins · 141 S.E.2d 352
State v. Miller · 459 S.E.2d 114
Yuncke v. Welker · 36 S.E.2d 410
Roberts v. Stevens Clinic Hospital, Inc. · 345 S.E.2d 791
Ilosky v. Michelin Tire Corp. · 307 S.E.2d 603
Louk v. Haynes · 223 S.E.2d 780
Stern Bros., Inc. v. McClure · 236 S.E.2d 222
State v. White · 425 S.E.2d 210
State v. Flint · 301 S.E.2d 765
State v. Cirullo · 142 W. Va. 56
Michael v. Sabado · 453 S.E.2d 419
State Ex Rel. John Doe v. Troisi · 459 S.E.2d 139
State v. Clements · 334 S.E.2d 600
State v. Walker · 425 S.E.2d 616
Lambert v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company · 184 S.E.2d 118
State v. Carrico · 427 S.E.2d 474
Riggle v. Allied Chemical Corp. · 378 S.E.2d 282
State Ex Rel. Moats v. Janco · 180 S.E.2d 74
State Ex Rel. Shrewsbury v. Poteet · 202 S.E.2d 628

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