135 S.E. 235 FAYETTE WHOLESALE GROCERY COMPANY et als. v. BROWN BROTHERS et als. No. 5528Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted September 8, 1926. Decided September 21, 1926. 1. APPLICATION OF STATUTE — Sec. 24, Ch. 53, Code, applied. (p. 184.) 2. LICENSES — Under Blue Sky Law, No Payment in Money on Stock […]
Category: West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Opinions
WILLIAMS v. IRVIN, 101 W. Va. 708 (1926)
133 S.E. 390 GEORGE P. WILLIAMS et al., Doing Business, etc. v. CARRIE H. IRVIN No. 5616Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted May 18, 1926. Decided May 25, 1926. 1. APPEAL AND ERROR — Refusal of Writ of Error to Common Pleas Court by circuit Court, on Ground That no Error is Perceived in […]
WEAVER v. UNION CARBIDE CORP., 180 W. Va. 556 (1989)
378 S.E.2d 105 Nancy WEAVER v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION and Suzanne Hallenberg. No. CC981.Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. February 17, 1989. Syllabus by the Court 1. It is generally recognized that sexual intimacy with a patient, induced by a marriage or other counselor, is a form of malpractice permitting recovery of damages for […]
ASBURY v. BURFORD, 115 W. Va. 756 (1934)
177 S.E. 780 R. H. ASBURY v. C. C. BURFORD et al. No. 7971Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted November 21, 1934. Decided December 22, 1934. DEEDS — Where an aged parent conveys real estate to his daughter and her husband in consideration of support and maintenance to be furnished by the grantees, no […]
STATE v. FRANK SMITH, 97 W. Va. 313 (1924)
125 S.E. 90 STATE v. FRANK SMITH. Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted September 30, 1924. Decided October 7, 1924. 1. EMBEZZLEMENT — FALSE PRETENSES — LARCENY — Instructions on Larceny, Embezzlement, and False Pretenses Should Not Omit Element of Offense at Time of Crime. To warrant conviction for larceny, embezzlement, or of obtaining […]
PAPENHAUS v. COMBS, 170 W. Va. 211 (1982)
292 S.E.2d 621 Velma PAPENHAUS, et al. v. William Robert COMBS. No. 15320.Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. June 22, 1982. Page 212 Syllabus by the Court 1. A witness who is not a party to an action or has no interest in that action, is not precluded by W. Va. Code, 57-3-1 [1937], […]
MARY R v. BILLY, 219 W. Va. 520 (2006)
637 S.E.2d 618 MARY R., Plaintiff Below, Appellee v. BILLY D., Defendant Below, Appellant. No. 32901.Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted May 23, 2006. Decided June 15, 2006. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Randolph County, John L. Henning, Jr., J. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. “In visitation as well as custody matters, we have […]
M.S.P. v. P.E.P., 178 W. Va. 183 (1987)
358 S.E.2d 442 M.S.P. v. P.E.P. No. 17053.Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. June 5, 1987. Page 184 Syllabus by the Court 1. “The exercise of discretion by a trial court in awarding custody of a minor child will not be disturbed on appeal unless that discretion has been abused; however, where the trial […]
COPLEY v. WEBB, 104 W. Va. 482 (1927)
140 S.E. 325 J. W. COPLEY and IRA MAYNARD v. L. T. WEBB, Adm’r., G. W. HATFIELD et al. No. 5941Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted November 8, 1927. Decided November 15, 1927. 1. EQUITY — Movant, to Correct Decree Must be Aggrieved by Error he Moves to Correct (Code, c. 134, § 5). […]
GARLOW v. MURPHY, 111 W. Va. 611 (1932)
163 S.E. 436 MARY M. GARLOW et al. v. MICHAEL G. MURPHY et al. No. 7078Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted February 24, 1932. Decided March 1, 1932. 1. PARTITION — In order to warrant a judicial sale of land held in co-tenancy it must affirmatively appear that (1) partition “cannot be conveniently made” […]