Custody Determinations via Habeas Corpus: Emphasizing the Child's Welfare in Lipcomb v. Joplin Introduction The case of State ex rel. Cynthia Ellen Lipscomb v. Ruth Joplin, et al. (131 W. Va. 302)...
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Upholds Circuit Courts' Authority to Incorporate Small Municipalities Introduction The case titled IN THE MATTER OF: PROPOSAL TO INCORPORATE THE TOWN OF...
Jury's Sole Authority in Determining Negligence and Damages Upheld in Yuncke v. Welker Introduction WILLIAM YUNCKE v. W. P. WELKER is a pivotal case decided by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West...
West Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Labor Dispute-Induced Unemployment from Compensation Benefits Introduction In the landmark case of Miners in General Group, Thomas Edw. Moore et al....
Establishing Manufacturer Liability for Contaminated Products: Nellie Webb v. Brown Williamson Tobacco Company Introduction Nellie Webb v. Brown Williamson Tobacco Company is a seminal case...
Interpretation of 'Confining Illness' in Health-Accident Insurance Policies: Sam Wade v. Mutual Benefit Health Accident Association Introduction Sam Wade v. Mutual Benefit Health Accident Association...
Enforcement of Cooperative Advertising Funds and Equitable Trusts in Dealer Agreements Introduction G. E. Charlton v. Chevrolet Motor Company, 115 W. Va. 25 (1934), is a landmark case adjudicated by...
Implied Obligations and Fraudulent Drainage in Oil and Gas Leases: Adkins v. Huntington Development Gas Company Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Decided: December 6, 1932 Introduction...
Donley v. Baker: Affirming the Proper Use of Preliminary Injunctions in Estate Property Disputes Introduction The case of State ex rel. O. Otto Donley v. Hon. Charles G. Baker adjudicated by the...
Applicability of Valued Policy Statutes to Mutual Fire Insurance Companies: Shinn v. West Virginia Insurance Company Introduction Shinn et al. v. West Virginia Insurance Company is a landmark case...
Fraudulent Misrepresentation in Contract Law: HORTON v. TYREE Establishes Key Principles Introduction HORTON v. TYREE, decided on October 4, 1927, by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, is...
Abandonment of Oil and Gas Leases: Precedent Set in W. B. Martin v. Consolidated Coal Oil Corporation Introduction The case of W. B. Martin v. Consolidated Coal Oil Corporation (101 W. Va. 721)...