State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Travis v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc.

Decided May 21, 1998. Larry Starcher wrote the opinion for the court.

504 S.E.2d 419 · Cited 223 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.

Alcorn v. Anbro Engineering, Inc. · 468 P.2d 216
Harless v. First National Bank in Fairmont · 289 S.E.2d 692
Tanner v. Rite Aid of West Virginia, Inc. · 461 S.E.2d 149
Contreras v. Crown Zellerbach Corp. · 565 P.2d 1173
Dzinglski v. Weirton Steel Corp. · 445 S.E.2d 219
Hanlon v. Chambers · 464 S.E.2d 741
Harmon v. Higgins · 426 S.E.2d 344
Painter v. Peavy · 451 S.E.2d 755
Williams v. Precision Coil, Inc. · 459 S.E.2d 329
Agis v. Howard Johnson Co. · 355 N.E.2d 315
Harris v. Jones · 380 A.2d 611
Womack v. Eldridge · 215 Va. 338
Hayseeds, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Cas. · 352 S.E.2d 73
Hall v. May Department Stores Co. · 637 P.2d 126
Long v. City of Weirton · 214 S.E.2d 832
Skaggs v. Elk Run Coal Co., Inc. · 479 S.E.2d 561
Kincaid v. Mangum · 432 S.E.2d 74
Bridges v. Winn-Dixie Atlanta, Inc. · 335 S.E.2d 445
Courtney v. Courtney · 437 S.E.2d 436
Slack v. Kanawha County Housing & Redevelopment Authority · 423 S.E.2d 547
Tandy Corp. v. Bone · 678 S.W.2d 312
Heldreth v. Marrs · 425 S.E.2d 157
Coleman v. Housing Authority · 381 S.E.2d 303
Berry v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance · 381 S.E.2d 367
Musgrove v. Hickory Inn, Inc. · 281 S.E.2d 499

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