State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Walker v. West Virginia Ethics Commission.

Decided July 15, 1997. Robin J. Davis wrote the opinion for the court.

492 S.E.2d 167 · Cited 309 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.

Frank's Shoe Store v. West Virginia Human Rights Commission · 365 S.E.2d 251
Phillips v. Fox · 458 S.E.2d 327
State of West Virginia Human Rights Commission v. Pauley · 212 S.E.2d 77
Francis O. Day Co. v. Director, Division of Environmental Protection · 443 S.E.2d 602
Randolph County Board of Education v. Scalia · 387 S.E.2d 524
West Virginia Health Care Cost Review Authority v. Boone Memorial Hospital · 472 S.E.2d 411
State v. Elder · 165 S.E.2d 108
Dzinglski v. Weirton Steel Corp. · 445 S.E.2d 219
State v. Broughton · 470 S.E.2d 413
Frymier-Halloran v. Paige · 458 S.E.2d 780
Sutherland v. Kroger Company · 110 S.E.2d 716
Burks v. McNeel · 264 S.E.2d 651
State v. Oldaker · 304 S.E.2d 843
Mountaineer Disposal Service, Inc. v. Dyer · 197 S.E.2d 111
Perdue v. Hess · 484 S.E.2d 182
Walter v. Ritchie · 191 S.E.2d 275
Appalachian Power Co. v. Public Service Commission · 296 S.E.2d 887
Kronjaeger v. Buckeye Union Insurance · 490 S.E.2d 657
Courtney v. State Department of Health · 388 S.E.2d 491
Trumka v. Clerk of the Circuit Court of Mingo County · 332 S.E.2d 826
Francis O. Day Co. v. West Virginia Reclamation Board of Review · 424 S.E.2d 763
State v. Turner · 237 S.E.2d 318
United States v. Castellano · 610 F. Supp. 1359

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