State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Whitlow v. Bd. of Educ. of Kanawha Cty.

Decided November 23, 1993. Thomas B. Miller wrote the opinion for the court.

438 S.E.2d 15 · Cited 147 times

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Barrio v. San Manuel Division Hospital for Magma Copper Co. · 692 P.2d 280
Schwan v. Riverside Methodist Hospital · 6 Ohio St. 3d 300
O'NEIL v. City of Parkersburg · 237 S.E.2d 504
Lyons v. Lederle Laboratories · 440 N.W.2d 769
Hinkle v. Black · 262 S.E.2d 744
Gibson v. West Virginia Department of Highways · 406 S.E.2d 440
Hairston v. Lipscomb · 359 S.E.2d 571
Reed v. Reed · 404 U.S. 71
O'DELL v. Town of Gauley Bridge · 425 S.E.2d 551
Turner v. Staggs · 510 P.2d 879
McDonald v. City of Spring Valley · 285 Ill. 52
Strahler v. St. Luke's Hospital · 706 S.W.2d 7
UMWA Ex Rel. Trumka v. Kingdon · 325 S.E.2d 120
Lewis v. Canaan Valley Resorts, Inc. · 408 S.E.2d 634
Grubaugh v. City of St. Johns · 180 N.W.2d 778
Robinson v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc. · 414 S.E.2d 877
Randall v. Fairmont City Police Department · 412 S.E.2d 737
Crain v. Lightner · 364 S.E.2d 778
Hartsock-Flesher Candy Co. v. Wheeling Wholesale Grocery Co. · 328 S.E.2d 144
Cook v. State · 521 P.2d 725
City of Barnesville v. Powell · 183 S.E.2d 55
Lazich v. Belanger · 105 P.2d 738
Halverson v. Tydrich · 456 N.W.2d 852
Trumka v. Clerk of the Circuit Court of Mingo County · 332 S.E.2d 826
Pritchard v. Arvon · 413 S.E.2d 100

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