State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Wellman v. Energy Resources, Inc.

Decided July 6, 2001. Warren R. McGraw wrote the opinion for the court.

557 S.E.2d 254 · Cited 74 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.

McCullough Oil, Inc. v. Rezek · 346 S.E.2d 788
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Federal Insurance Co. of New York · 133 S.E.2d 770
Painter v. Peavy · 451 S.E.2d 755
State Ex Rel. Kucera v. City of Wheeling · 170 S.E.2d 367
TXO Production Corp. v. Alliance Resources Corp. · 419 S.E.2d 870
Garman v. Conoco, Inc. · 886 P.2d 652
Melancon v. Texas Company · 89 So. 2d 135
Gilmore v. Superior Oil Co. · 388 P.2d 602
Davis v. Hardman · 133 S.E.2d 77
Hanna Oil and Gas Co. v. Taylor · 759 S.W.2d 563
State Ex Rel. Sowards v. County Commission · 474 S.E.2d 919
Glover v. Narick · 400 S.E.2d 816
Howell v. Appalachian Energy, Inc. · 519 S.E.2d 423
Lamczyk v. Allen · 134 N.E.2d 753
Wood v. TXO Production Corp. · 854 P.2d 880
West v. Alpar Resources, Inc. · 298 N.W.2d 484
Waddle v. Lucky Strike Oil Co., Inc. · 551 S.W.2d 323

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