DAILY GAZETTE CO., v. WEST VIRGINIA DEVELOP. OFFICE, 198 W. Va. 563 (1996)

482 S.E.2d 180 The DAILY GAZETTE COMPANY, INC., a West Virginia Corporation, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. The WEST VIRGINIA DEVELOPMENT OFFICE and its Director, Thomas C. Burns, Defendants Below, Appellees. No. 23560.Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted October 1, 1996. Decided December 13, 1996. Page 564 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE […]

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GARRISON v. HERBERT J. THOMAS MEM. HOSP., 190 W. Va. 214 (1993)

438 S.E.2d 6 Richard L. GARRISON, M.D., Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. HERBERT J. THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, a West Virginia Corporation, Defendant Below, Appellee. No. 21359.Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted September 22, 1993. Decided November 23, 1993. Page 215 Syllabus by the Court 1. Under W. VaCode, 30-3C-2(a) [1980], individuals providing information to […]

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MOORE v. TAX COMM’R., 147 W. Va. 611 (1963)

129 S.E.2d 722 J. D. MOORE, INC. v. C. HOWARD HARDESTY, JR., State Tax Commissioner and STATE ex rel. C. HOWARD HARDESTY, Jr., State Tax Commissioner v. J. D. MOORE, INC. No. 12186Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted January 29, 1963. Decided February 26, 1963. 1. STATUTES — When a statute is clear and […]

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WATTS v. ROAD COMMISSION, 117 W. Va. 398 (1936)

185 S.E. 570 CHARLES B. WATTS et al. v. STATE ROAD COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA No. 8359Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted April 14, 1936. Decided April 28, 1936. STATES — An action in assumpsit may not be maintained against the State Road Commission. Error to Circuit Court, Jackson County. Suit by Charles B. […]

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TRUMAN v. BOLES, WARDEN, 150 W. Va. 87 (1965)

143 S.E.2d 820 STATE ex rel. NEWBERRY TRUMAN v. OTTO C. BOLES, Warden, WEST VIRGINIA PENITENTIARY No. 12471Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted September 1, 1965. Decided September 14, 1965. 1. HABEAS CORPUS — CRIMINAL LAW — “`The denial of the fundamental right of the defendant to the assistance of counsel in a criminal […]

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CHAFIN v. WELLMAN, 156 W. Va. 236 (1972)

192 S.E.2d 490 TOM C. CHAFIN, et al. v. HUGH WELLMAN, et al. No. 13265Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted October 20, 1972. Decided November 14, 1972. 1. APPEAL AND ERROR — Where a court consists of multiple members and is equally divided, the last official ruling on the matter in question is affirmed. […]

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STATE v. OXIER, 179 W. Va. 431 (1988)

369 S.E.2d 866 STATE of West Virginia v. James M. OXIER. No. 17696.Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. March 31, 1988. Dissenting Opinion June 28, 1988. Rehearing Denied July 21, 1988. Syllabus by the Court “Article III, Section 5 of the West Virginia Constitution, which contains the cruel and unusual punishment counterpart to the […]

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STATE v. BLANKENSHIP, 208 W. Va. 612 (2000)

542 S.E.2d 433 STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, Plaintiff Below, Appellee, v. DANNY L. BLANKENSHIP, Defendant Below, Appellant. No. 27461Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. September 2000 Term.Submitted: October 24, 2000 Filed: December 1, 2000 Appeal from the Circuit Court of Fayette County, Honorable John W. Hatcher, Jr., Judge, Civil Action No. 98-F-120. Page 613 […]

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SMITH v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., 205 W. Va. 64 (1999)

516 S.E.2d 275 CHARLES E. SMITH and ANNETTE SMITH, his wife, Plaintiffs below, Appellants, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., a New York corporation doing business in West Virginia; GREGORY BOND, as store manager of Sears, Roebuck and Co.; and GREGORY BOND, individually, Defendants below, Appellees. No. 25365.Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. January 1999 […]

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STATE v. WILLIAMS, 200 W. Va. 466 (1997)

490 S.E.2d 285 STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Appellee, v. Donald E. WILLIAMS, Jr., Defendant Below, Appellant. No. 23744.Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted April 23, 1997. Decided June 18, 1997. Page 467 Syllabus by the Court 1. “Proof that a defendant has been convicted of the offense of driving under the influence […]

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