PARKS v. LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, INC. (No. 16-0100, Nov. 29, 2016) [SLIP COPY]

No. 16-0100. WILLIAM T. PARKS, Claimant Below, v. LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, INC., Employer Below, Respondent. Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Filed: November 29, 2016. MEMORANDUM DECISION Petitioner William T. Parks, by Lawrence Sherman Jr., his attorney, appeals the decision of the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Board of Review. Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc., by […]

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DURST v. FELMAN PRODUCTION, INC. (No. 15-1171, Nov. 29, 2016) [SLIP COPY]

No. 15-1171. PAMELA D. DURST, Claimant Below, Petitioner, v. FELMAN PRODUCTION, INC., Employer Below, Respondent. Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Filed: November 29, 2016. MEMORANDUM DECISION Petitioner Pamela D. Durst, by Edwin H. Pancake, her attorney, appeals the decision of the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Board of Review. Felman Production, Inc., by Kathrine […]

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FIELD v. DAY’S MORGANTOWN HYUNDAI (No. 15-1050, Nov. 29, 2016) [SLIP COPY]

No. 15-1050. CYNTHIA FIELD, Claimant Below, Petitioner, v. DAY’S MORGANTOWN HYUNDAI Employer Below, Respondent. Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Filed: November 29, 2016. MEMORANDUM DECISION Petitioner Cynthia Field, by Robert L. Stultz, her attorney, appeals the decision of the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Board of Review. Day’s Morgantown Hyundai, by Katherine H. Arritt, […]

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WOLFORD v. RT ROGERS OIL COMPANY (No. 15-1158, Nov. 29, 2016) [SLIP COPY]

No. 15-1158. MARK A. WOLFORD, Claimant Below, Petitioner, v. RT ROGERS OIL COMPANY, Employer Below, Respondent. Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Filed: November 29, 2016. MEMORANDUM DECISION Petitioner Mark A. Wolford, by William B. Gerwig, III, his attorney, appeals the decision of the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Board of Review. RT Rogers Oil […]

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MANES v. McDOWELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (No. 16-0065, Nov. 29, 2016)

No. 16-0065. DONNA M. MANES, Claimant Below, Petitioner, v. McDOWELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, Employer Below, Respondent. Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Filed: November 29, 2016. MEMORANDUM DECISION Petitioner Donna M. Manes, by Gregory S. Prudich, her attorney, appeals the decision of the West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Board of Review. McDowell County Board […]

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LUTZ v. CURRENCE, 96 W. Va. 468 (1924)

123 S.E. 251 LUTZ v. CURRENCE et al. Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted March 18, 1924. Decided May 20, 1924. 1. LOGS AND LOGGING — Filing of Special Plea in Suit for Breach of Contract Held Properly Allowed. Where an action of assumpsit is brought for the breach of a written contract for […]

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MILLER v. MASSACHUSETTS MUT. LIFE INS. CO., 193 W. Va. 240 (1995)

455 S.E.2d 799 William A. MILLER, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Corporation, and Robert L. Riley, CLU, an Individual, d/b/a Robert L. Riley, CLU and Associates, Defendants Below, Appellees. No. 22241.Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted January 17, 1995. Decided February 17, 1995. Syllabus by the Court 1. “`When […]

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STATE v. SPADAFORE, 159 W. Va. 236 (1975)

220 S.E.2d 655 STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA v. JOHN RICHARD SPADAFORE No. 13503Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Decided December 16, 1975. 1. CRIMINAL LAW — WITNESSES In a criminal case prior out-of-court statements made by a witness cannot be admitted into evidence for the truth of the matter asserted unless they were made […]

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GIBSON v. INSURANCE CO., 117 W. Va. 156 (1936)

184 S.E. 562 RICHARD L. GIBSON v. ST. PAUL FIRE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY No. 8258Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted February 11, 1936. Decided February 26, 1936. 1. INSURANCE — Under a policy insuring an owner against loss of his automobile by theft, a clause excluding coverage where the automobile is voluntarily placed by […]

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