State Supreme Court / W. Va.

Willis v. O'BRIEN

Decided February 28, 1967. Fred H. Caplan wrote the opinion for the court.

153 S.E.2d 178 · Cited 73 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.

State Ex Rel. Appalachian Power Co. v. Gainer · 143 S.E.2d 351
State v. Lewis · 57 S.E.2d 513
Hauk v. State · 148 Ind. 238
State v. Bragg · 140 W. Va. 585
State Ex Rel. Slatton v. Boles · 130 S.E.2d 192
People v. Southwick · 261 N.W. 320
State ex rel. Battle v. B. D. Bailey & Sons, Inc. · 150 W. Va. 37

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