State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Vest v. Cobb

Decided July 28, 1953. James B. Riley wrote the opinion for the court.

76 S.E.2d 885 · Cited 119 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.

Dent v. West Virginia · 129 U.S. 114
State ex rel. Beck v. Gleason · 148 Kan. 1
State v. Borah · 76 P.2d 757
People v. Witte · 315 Ill. 282
State Ex Rel. Holbert v. Robinson · 59 S.E.2d 884
State v. Jackson · 199 S.E. 876
State v. Epperly · 65 S.E.2d 488
Chapman v. Huntington, West Virginia, Housing Authority · 3 S.E.2d 502
Ferguson v. Ferguson · 169 Va. 77
State Ex Rel. Cosner v. See · 42 S.E.2d 31
Lester v. State Compensation Commissioner · 16 S.E.2d 920
State v. Hinkle · 41 S.E.2d 107
State Ex Rel. Lawhead v. County Court of Kanawha County · 38 S.E.2d 897
State Ex Rel. Watson v. Rodgers · 39 S.E.2d 268
West Virginia State Medical Ass'n v. Public Health Council · 23 S.E.2d 609
People v. Kane · 288 Ill. 235
State Ex Rel. County Court of Berkeley County v. Keedy · 20 S.E.2d 468
City of Hopewell v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. · 154 Va. 19
Thompson v. Ryan · 183 Ind. 232

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