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· 12/8/1995

Gribben v. Kirk

Citations

  • 466 S.E.2d 147
  • 195 W. Va. 488
  • 1995 W. Va. LEXIS 241

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • observing that abuse of discretion occurs when “the circuit court makes a clear error of judgment or exceeds the bounds of permissible choices in the circumstances”
  • stating “[t]he issues presented ... involve questions of law; therefore, our review is plenary and de novo ”
  • in order to avoid confusion we will refer to the prior case as Gribben I and to the two actions now before us as Gribben II
  • “Under the abuse of discretion standard, we will not disturb a circuit court’s decision unless the circuit court makes a clear error of judgment or exceeds the bounds of permissible choices in the circumstances.”
  • “appellate courts review questions involving principles of sovereign immunity de novo ”
  • “Under the abuse of discretion standard, we will not disturb a circuit court’s decision unless the circuit court makes a clear error of judgment or exceeds the bounds of permissible choices in the circumstances.”

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Judges: Cleckley, Miller, Albright, Workman

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