West Virginia Supreme Court· 6/28/1966
Alexander v. Jennings
Citations
- 150 W. Va. 629
- 149 S.E.2d 213
- 1966 W. Va. LEXIS 185
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- “To recover in an action based on negligence the plaintiff must prove that the defendant was guilty of primary negligence and that such negligence was the proximate cause of the injury of which the plaintiff complains.”
- “To recover in an action based on negligence the plaintiff must prove that the defendant was guilty of primary negligence and that such negligence was the proximate cause of the injury of which the plaintiff complains.”
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23 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Morgan v. PriceWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1966-11-01· cited 157×
- State v. Chase Securities, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court· 1992-11-25· cited 121×
- Carper v. Kanawha Banking & Trust Co.West Virginia Supreme Court· 1974-02-05· cited 80×
- State v. SmithWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1987-05-15· cited 74×
- WV Department of Health & Human Resources Employees Federal Credit Union v. TennantWest Virginia Supreme Court· 2004-06-30· cited 64×
- Atkinson v. HarmanWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1967-12-19· cited 28×
- Alexander v. JenningsWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1966-06-28· cited 26×
- Adams v. SparacioWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1973-05-22· cited 25×
- Davis v. CrossWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1968-12-20· cited 15×
- Griffith v. WoodWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1966-06-28· cited 14×
- Arcuri v. Great American InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1986-03-20· cited 13×
- Morgan v. BottomeWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1982-03-26· cited 11×
- Tolliver v. ShumateWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1966-10-18· cited 11×
- Hoover v. West Virginia Board of MedicineWest Virginia Supreme Court· 2004-05-28· cited 11×
- Delong v. Kermit Lumber & Pressure Treating Co.West Virginia Supreme Court· 1985-06-27· cited 10×
- Ross v. RossWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1992-03-20· cited 9×
- Lee v. LeeWest Virginia Supreme Court· 2011-11-21· cited 8×
- Divel v. DivelWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1987-11-17· cited 3×
- Carper v. Kanawha Banking & Trust Co.West Virginia Supreme Court· 1974-07-30
- Walter E. and Mary L. Hersh v. E-T EnterprisesWest Virginia Supreme Court· 2013-11-12
Cites
49 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court· 1930-03-12· cited 665×
- Oscanyan v. Arms Co.Supreme Court· 1881-04-25· cited 566×
- Liverpool, New York & Philadelphia Steamship Co. v. Commissioners of EmigrationSupreme Court· 1885-01-05· cited 437×
- Best v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court· 1934-03-05· cited 187×
- Hartley v. CredeWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1954-07-27· cited 90×
- Matthews v. Cumberland & Allegheny Gas Co.West Virginia Supreme Court· 1953-07-15· cited 77×
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. HarveySupreme Court· 1913-04-14· cited 69×
- Webb v. SesslerWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1950-12-12· cited 56×
- Shrewsbury v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1877-04-28· cited 53×
- Burdette v. BurdetteWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1962-10-02· cited 51×
- Graham v. WristonWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1961-06-27· cited 49×
- Davis v. Fire Creek Fuel CompanyWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1959-06-09· cited 46×
- Hays v. Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Missouri· 1957-07-08· cited 45×
- Pygman v. HeltonWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1964-02-25· cited 44×
- Wrightson v. DoughertyCalifornia Supreme Court· 1936-01-29· cited 40×
- Douglas v. WhittakerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1949-06-09· cited 39×
- Rollins v. DarabanWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1960-03-08· cited 38×
- Wilkinson v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1951-03-06· cited 37×
- Ward v. County Court of Raleigh CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1956-05-29· cited 35×
- State Ex Rel. Cox v. SimsWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1953-06-26· cited 34×
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