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· 10/5/2006

Legg v. Felinton

Citations

  • 637 S.E.2d 576
  • 219 W. Va. 478
  • 2006 W. Va. LEXIS 87

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that if a court’s written order conflicts with an oral statement from the bench, the written order controls
  • holding that if a court’s written order conflicts with an oral statement from the bench, the written order controls
  • noting courts speak through orders; orders control parameters of appellate review; and when a court’s order conflicts with ruling from the bench, the order controls
  • “It is a paramount principle of jurisprudence that a court speaks only through its orders.”

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Judges: Per Curiam

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