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The most-cited opinions of the West Virginia Supreme Court on UpLaw — 1,097 decisions from 1869–2016, each with its treatment history and the cases that cite it.

State v. Edward Charles L. 183 W. Va. 641 · cited by 955
In Interest of Tiffany Marie S. 196 W. Va. 223 · cited by 850
State Ex Rel. Adkins v. Sims 130 W. Va. 645 · cited by 836
In Re Cecil T. 228 W. Va. 89 · cited by 827
In Re K.H. 235 W. Va. 254 · cited by 785
Melinda H. v. William R., II 230 W. Va. 731 · cited by 699
State v. BRANDON B. 218 W. Va. 324 · cited by 695
Painter v. Peavy 192 W. Va. 189 · cited by 611
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Federal Insurance Co. of New York 148 W. Va. 160 · cited by 455
State v. Guthrie 194 W. Va. 657 · cited by 451
In re R.J.M. 164 W. Va. 496 · cited by 391
State v. Miller 194 W. Va. 3 · cited by 387
Chrystal R.M. v. Charlie A.L. 194 W. Va. 138 · cited by 381
State v. LaRock 196 W. Va. 294 · cited by 323
In Re Kristin Y. 227 W. Va. 558 · cited by 306
In Re Katie S. 198 W. Va. 79 · cited by 301
Mathena v. Haines 219 W. Va. 417 · cited by 296
Williams v. Precision Coil, Inc. 194 W. Va. 52 · cited by 269
State Ex Rel. McGraw v. Scott Runyan Pontiac-Buick, Inc. 194 W. Va. 770 · cited by 218
Appalachian Power Co. v. State Tax Department 195 W. Va. 573 · cited by 210
State Ex Rel. Hoover v. Berger 199 W. Va. 12 · cited by 208
In Re: Timber M. & Reuben M. 231 W. Va. 44 · cited by 207
Smith v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner 159 W. Va. 108 · cited by 201
In re Charity H. 215 W. Va. 208 · cited by 196
Harless v. First National Bank in Fairmont 162 W. Va. 116 · cited by 176
State v. Epperly 135 W. Va. 877 · cited by 168
In Re M.M., B.M., C.Z., and C.S 236 W. Va. 108 · cited by 168
State v. Goodnight 169 W. Va. 366 · cited by 167
Carr v. Hancock 216 W. Va. 474 · cited by 166
State v. Thomas 157 W. Va. 640 · cited by 152
Michael D.C. v. Wanda L.C. 201 W. Va. 381 · cited by 152
In Re Jeffrey R.L. 190 W. Va. 24 · cited by 147
Travis v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc. 202 W. Va. 369 · cited by 145
State v. Elder 152 W. Va. 571 · cited by 138
Losh v. McKenzie 166 W. Va. 762 · cited by 138
Bradley v. Appalachian Power Co. 163 W. Va. 332 · cited by 136
In Re Christina L. 194 W. Va. 446 · cited by 134
Walker v. West Virginia Ethics Commission. 201 W. Va. 108 · cited by 133
State v. Lucas 201 W. Va. 271 · cited by 130
State v. General Daniel Morgan Post No. 548 144 W. Va. 137 · cited by 130
National Mutual Insurance v. McMahon & Sons, Inc. 177 W. Va. 734 · cited by 127
Harless v. First National Bank in Fairmont 169 W. Va. 673 · cited by 127
James M. v. Maynard 185 W. Va. 648 · cited by 126
Tennant v. Marion Health Care Foundation, Inc. 194 W. Va. 97 · cited by 125
Burgess v. Porterfield 196 W. Va. 178 · cited by 124
Perdue v. Coiner 156 W. Va. 467 · cited by 121
In Re Emily B. 208 W. Va. 325 · cited by 120
State Ex Rel. Kucera v. City of Wheeling 153 W. Va. 538 · cited by 119
Williamson v. Jones 38 L.R.A. 694 · cited by 116
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Pitrolo 176 W. Va. 190 · cited by 116
State v. Vance 207 W. Va. 640 · cited by 115
Hayseeds, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Cas. 177 W. Va. 323 · cited by 114
State v. Derr 192 W. Va. 165 · cited by 113
Crockett v. Andrews 153 W. Va. 714 · cited by 112
Muscatell v. Cline 196 W. Va. 588 · cited by 112
STATE EX REL. FRANKLIN v. McBride 226 W. Va. 375 · cited by 111
Banker v. Banker 196 W. Va. 535 · cited by 111
Pauley v. Kelly 162 W. Va. 672 · cited by 111
Burnside v. Burnside 194 W. Va. 263 · cited by 110
Andrick v. Town of Buckhannon 187 W. Va. 706 · cited by 108
State v. Starkey 161 W. Va. 517 · cited by 107
State v. McGinnis 193 W. Va. 147 · cited by 107
State v. Michael M. 202 W. Va. 350 · cited by 107
Shepherdstown Volunteer Fire Dept. v. State Ex Rel. State Human Rights Commission 172 W. Va. 627 · cited by 105
State v. Rodoussakis 204 W. Va. 58 · cited by 105
Committee on Legal Ethics of West Virginia State Bar v. Blair 174 W. Va. 494 · cited by 104
Gentry v. Mangum 195 W. Va. 512 · cited by 103
State v. Head 198 W. Va. 298 · cited by 101
Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. McCorkle 192 W. Va. 286 · cited by 101
Sanders v. Georgia-Pacific Corp. 159 W. Va. 621 · cited by 101
McDougal v. McCammon 193 W. Va. 229 · cited by 100
Dunn v. Rockwell 225 W. Va. 43 · cited by 99
In Re Queen 196 W. Va. 442 · cited by 98
Public Citizen, Inc. v. First National Bank in Fairmont 198 W. Va. 329 · cited by 97
Crump v. Beckley Newspapers, Inc. 173 W. Va. 699 · cited by 97
Nelson v. West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Board 171 W. Va. 445 · cited by 97
Hinkle v. Black 164 W. Va. 112 · cited by 96
Cotiga Development Co. v. United Fuel Gas Co. 147 W. Va. 484 · cited by 95
State v. Boyd 160 W. Va. 234 · cited by 93
Lieving v. Hadley 188 W. Va. 197 · cited by 93
State v. General Daniel Morgan Post No. 548 107 S.E.2d 353 · cited by 93
In Re Edward B. 210 W. Va. 621 · cited by 92
State v. Lilly 194 W. Va. 595 · cited by 92
State v. Miller 197 W. Va. 588 · cited by 91
In the Interest of Carlita B. 185 W. Va. 613 · cited by 88
State Ex Rel. Peacher v. Sencindiver 160 W. Va. 314 · cited by 88
West Virginia Regional Jail & Correctional Facility Authority v. A.B. 234 W. Va. 492 · cited by 88
Barefoot v. Sundale Nursing Home 193 W. Va. 475 · cited by 88
Hutchison v. City of Huntington 198 W. Va. 139 · cited by 87
Toler v. Shelton 157 W. Va. 778 · cited by 87
Mandolidis v. Elkins Industries, Inc. 161 W. Va. 695 · cited by 86
Wanstreet v. Bordenkircher 166 W. Va. 523 · cited by 86
Nichols v. Nichols 160 W. Va. 514 · cited by 86
Martin v. Randolph County Board of Education 195 W. Va. 297 · cited by 85
Committee on Legal Ethics of the West Virginia State Bar v. Walker 178 W. Va. 150 · cited by 85
Coal & Coke Ry. Co. v. Conley 67 W. Va. 129 · cited by 84
State Ex Rel. Cooper v. Caperton 196 W. Va. 208 · cited by 83
Conaway v. Eastern Associated Coal Corp. 178 W. Va. 164 · cited by 83
Bower v. Westinghouse Electric Corp. 206 W. Va. 133 · cited by 82
Cox v. Amick 195 W. Va. 608 · cited by 82
State, Department of Health & Human Resources Ex Rel. Robert Michael B. v. Robert Morris N. 195 W. Va. 759 · cited by 81
In the Interest of S. C. 168 W. Va. 366 · cited by 81
Shaffer v. Acme Limestone Co., Inc. 206 W. Va. 333 · cited by 81
Snyder v. Wheeling Electrical Co. 39 L.R.A. 499 · cited by 79
State v. Cain 20 W. Va. 679 · cited by 79
Cook v. Heck's Inc. 176 W. Va. 368 · cited by 79
Call v. McKenzie 159 W. Va. 191 · cited by 78
Sands v. Security Trust Company 143 W. Va. 522 · cited by 78
Wickland v. American Travellers Life Insurance 204 W. Va. 430 · cited by 78
Israel Ex Rel. Israel v. West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission 182 W. Va. 454 · cited by 77
State v. Dolin 176 W. Va. 688 · cited by 77
Barnett v. Wolfolk 149 W. Va. 246 · cited by 77
State Ex Rel. Appalachian Power Co. v. Gainer 149 W. Va. 740 · cited by 76
Jenkins v. J. C. Penney Casualty Ins. 167 W. Va. 597 · cited by 76
Powderidge Unit Owners Ass'n v. Highland Properties, Ltd. 196 W. Va. 692 · cited by 76
Crislip v. Cain 19 W. Va. 438 · cited by 76
Noble v. West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles 223 W. Va. 818 · cited by 75
State Ex Rel. Daniel v. Legursky 195 W. Va. 314 · cited by 75
In re Willis 157 W. Va. 225 · cited by 74
Gallapoo v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 197 W. Va. 172 · cited by 73
Morningstar v. Black & Decker Manufacturing Co. 162 W. Va. 857 · cited by 73
Matter of Jonathan P. 182 W. Va. 302 · cited by 72
Gaither v. City Hospital, Inc. 199 W. Va. 706 · cited by 72
Kerr v. Lunsford 2 L.R.A. 668 · cited by 72
Lengyel v. Lint 167 W. Va. 272 · cited by 71
Slack v. Jacob 8 W. Va. 612 · cited by 71
State v. Huffman 141 W. Va. 55 · cited by 71
Crawford v. Taylor 138 W. Va. 207 · cited by 71
Aikens v. Debow 208 W. Va. 486 · cited by 71
Ex parte Dickey 76 W. Va. 576 · cited by 70
In re Tonjia M. 212 W. Va. 443 · cited by 70
Woodall v. Darst 71 W. Va. 350 · cited by 70
James M.B. v. Carolyn M. 193 W. Va. 289 · cited by 69
Yuncke v. Welker 128 W. Va. 299 · cited by 69
Chapman v. Kane Transfer Co., Inc. 160 W. Va. 530 · cited by 69
State v. Hatfield 169 W. Va. 191 · cited by 69
State Ex Rel. W.Va. Department of Human Services v. Cheryl M. 177 W. Va. 688 · cited by 68
Michael K.T. v. Tina L.T. 182 W. Va. 399 · cited by 68
Barnett v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner 153 W. Va. 796 · cited by 68
Berkeley County Public Service District v. Vitro Corp. of America 152 W. Va. 252 · cited by 67
State Ex Rel. Amy M. v. Kaufman 196 W. Va. 251 · cited by 67
State v. Goodwill 6 L.R.A. 621 · cited by 67
Keffer v. Prudential Insurance Company of America 153 W. Va. 813 · cited by 67
Skaggs v. Elk Run Coal Co., Inc. 198 W. Va. 51 · cited by 66
Whiting v. Whiting 183 W. Va. 451 · cited by 66
Long v. City of Weirton 158 W. Va. 741 · cited by 66
Horace Mann Insurance v. Leeber 180 W. Va. 375 · cited by 65
Sewell v. Gregory 179 W. Va. 585 · cited by 65
State v. Harden 62 W. Va. 313 · cited by 65
Orr v. Crowder 173 W. Va. 335 · cited by 65
Multiplex, Inc. v. Raleigh County Board of Education 227 W. Va. 364 · cited by 65
Tudor's Biscuit World of America v. Critchley 229 W. Va. 396 · cited by 65
Payne v. Weston 195 W. Va. 502 · cited by 64
Vinal v. Core 18 W. Va. 1 · cited by 64
Whitlow v. Bd. of Educ. of Kanawha Cty. 190 W. Va. 223 · cited by 64
State v. Lacy 196 W. Va. 104 · cited by 63
Hanlon v. Chambers 195 W. Va. 99 · cited by 63
Office of Lawyer Disciplinary Counsel v. Jordan 204 W. Va. 495 · cited by 63
State v. Snyder 64 W. Va. 659 · cited by 62
In Re State Public Building Asbestos Litigation 193 W. Va. 119 · cited by 62
State v. Williams 172 W. Va. 295 · cited by 62
Washington v. B. & O. R. R. 17 W. Va. 190 · cited by 62
Waldron v. Harvey 54 W. Va. 608 · cited by 62
Uhl v. Ohio River Railroad 51 W. Va. 106 · cited by 62
Findley v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance 213 W. Va. 80 · cited by 62
Intercity Realty Company v. Gibson 154 W. Va. 369 · cited by 62
State v. Vance 164 W. Va. 216 · cited by 61
Helmick v. Potomac Edison Co. 185 W. Va. 269 · cited by 61
Masinter v. Webco Co. 164 W. Va. 241 · cited by 61
Miners in General Group v. Hix 123 W. Va. 637 · cited by 61
Morgan v. Price 151 W. Va. 158 · cited by 61
State v. Greer 22 W. Va. 800 · cited by 61
Courtney v. Courtney 186 W. Va. 597 · cited by 60
State v. Sugg 193 W. Va. 388 · cited by 60
State v. GEORGIUS 225 W. Va. 716 · cited by 60
In Re Daniel D. 211 W. Va. 79 · cited by 59
Sheff v. City of Huntington 16 W. Va. 307 · cited by 59
State v. Hinkle 200 W. Va. 280 · cited by 59
Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Scott 213 W. Va. 209 · cited by 59
Soliva v. Shand, Morahan & Co., Inc. 176 W. Va. 430 · cited by 59
Garnes v. Fleming Landfill, Inc. 186 W. Va. 656 · cited by 59
Potesta v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. 202 W. Va. 308 · cited by 58
State v. Cooper 172 W. Va. 266 · cited by 58
State v. Julius 185 W. Va. 422 · cited by 58
Board of Education v. Zando, Martin & Milstead, Inc. 182 W. Va. 597 · cited by 58
Mayer v. Frobe 40 W. Va. 246 · cited by 58
State v. Crabtree 198 W. Va. 620 · cited by 58
Schwarzbach v. Ohio Valley Protective Union 25 W. Va. 622 · cited by 58
In Re B.H. and S.S 233 W. Va. 57 · cited by 58
State Ex Rel. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Canady 194 W. Va. 431 · cited by 57
State v. Beck 167 W. Va. 830 · cited by 57
State Automobile Mutual Insurance v. Youler 183 W. Va. 556 · cited by 57
Stuart v. Lake Washington Realty Corp. 141 W. Va. 627 · cited by 57
Gaddy Engineering Co. v. Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love, LLP 231 W. Va. 577 · cited by 57
Kennedy v. Frazier 178 W. Va. 10 · cited by 57
Bettman v. Harness 36 L.R.A. 566 · cited by 57
State v. James 227 W. Va. 407 · cited by 57
Ketterman v. Dry Fork Railroad Co. 48 W. Va. 606 · cited by 57
Brown v. Gobble 196 W. Va. 559 · cited by 57
Samuel Anstey v. David Ballard, Warden 237 W. Va. 411 · cited by 56