169 S.E. 386 S. O. ANDERSON v. STATE COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER No. 7574Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted April 11, 1933. Decided April 18, 1933. Rehearing denied June 5, 1933 MASTER AND SERVANT — A finding of fact made by the State Compensation Commissioner will not, as a general rule, be set aside if supported […]
Category: West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Opinions
WILT v. STATE AUTO. MUT. INS. CO., 203 W. Va. 165 (1998)
506 S.E.2d 608 GLENN M. WILT AND SANDRA B. WILT, Plaintiffs v. STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. No. 24579.Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. January 1998 Term.Submitted March 18, 1998. Decided June 24, 1998. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, W. Craig Broadwater, J. Syllabus […]
HENDERSON v. COOMBS, 192 W. Va. 581 (1994)
453 S.E.2d 415 David L. HENDERSON, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. Frank R. COOMBS, Sr.; Doris Coombs; Beaulah Coombs Widmer; Victor F. Widmer; David V. Coombs; Rita V. Coombs; and H.C.H., Inc., Defendants Below, Appellees. No. 22085.Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted October 4, 1994. Decided December 21, 1994. Page 582 Syllabus by the Court […]
BATON COAL v. STATE TAX COMM., 151 W. Va. 519 (1967)
153 S.E.2d 522 BATON COAL COMPANY v. G. THOMAS BATTLE, STATE TAX COMMISSIONER No. 12590Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted January 24, 1967. Decided March 21, 1967. 1. LICENSES — ENGAGING IN BUSINESS WITHIN STATE — A Pennsylvania corporation, engaged in the business of furnishing managerial services and advice to coal mining companies from […]
AFSCME v. CIVIL SERVICE COM’N OF W. Va., 181 W. Va. 8 (1989)
380 S.E.2d 43 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY and MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, et al. v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA, et al. No. 17929.Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. March 28, 1989. Page 9 Syllabus by the Court 1. To the extent that the Civil Service Commission back pay policy promulgated on July 20, […]
STATE v. BOWMAN, 180 W. Va. 196 (1988)
375 S.E.2d 829 STATE of West Virginia v. Robert Fay BOWMAN. No. 18411.Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. December 21, 1988. Syllabus by the Court “Where a probation violation is contested, the State must establish the violation Page 197 by a clear preponderance of the evidence.” Syl. pt. 4, Sigman v. Whyte, 165 W. […]
MAXEY v. McDOWELL COUNTY B.O.E, 212 W. Va. 668 (2002)
575 S.E.2d 278 MARJORIE J. MAXEY, Petitioner Below, Appellant v. McDOWELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, Respondent Below, Appellee. No. 30440Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. September 2002 Term.Submitted: September 17, 2002 Filed: December 3, 2002 Dissenting Opinion Added December 6, 2002. Concurring Opinion Added December 13, 2002. Appeal from the Circuit Court of McDowell […]
CUMMINGS v. CUMMINGS, 170 W. Va. 712 (1982)
296 S.E.2d 542 Marie CUMMINGS v. George CUMMINGS. No. 14673.Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. June 23, 1982. Syllabus by the Court 1. “In a divorce suit the finding of fact of a trial chancellor based on conflicting evidence will not be disturbed on appeal unless it is clearly wrong or against the preponderance […]
CARDEN v. COUNTY COURT, 110 W. Va. 195 (1931)
157 S.E. 411 LOUISE CARDEN v. THE COUNTY COURT OF NICHOLAS COUNTY No. C.C. 441Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted February 24, 1931. Decided March 3, 1931. EMINENT DOMAIN — Under section 31, chapter 6, Acts of the Legislature of 1923, amending and re-enacting section 31, chapter 43, Code of 1923, a county court […]
LIPSCOMB v. JOPLIN, 131 W. Va. 302 (1948)
47 S.E.2d 221 STATE ex rel. CYNTHIA ELLEN LIPSCOMB v. RUTH JOPLIN, et al. No. 10034Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.Submitted February 24, 1948. Decided March 16, 1948. 1. HABEAS CORPUS — A petition in a proceeding in habeas corpus, involving the custody of an infant, is addressed to the sound discretion of the […]