Mayer v. Frobe

How courts have described this case

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

• “In actions of tort, where gross fraud, malice, oppression, or wanton, willful, or reckless conduct or criminal indifference to civil obligations affecting the rights of others appear…the jury may assess exemplary, punitive, or vindictive damages…”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

49 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Smith v. Wade
  Supreme Court· 1983-04-20· cited 2,352×
• Cook v. Heck's Inc.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1986-04-04· cited 157×
• TXO Production Corp. v. Alliance Resources Corp.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1992-05-14· cited 138×
• Kessel v. Leavitt
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1998-07-22· cited 122×
• Alkire v. First National Bank of Parsons
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1996-07-15· cited 95×
• Bond v. City of Huntington
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1981-03-31· cited 72×
• Perrine v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2010-03-26· cited 72×
• Perry v. Melton
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1982-12-10· cited 69×
• Wells v. Smith
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1982-11-18· cited 59×
• Hannah v. Heeter
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2003-06-30· cited 59×
• Peters v. Rivers Edge Mining, Inc.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2009-06-04· cited 56×
• Spencer v. Steinbrecher
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1968-12-10· cited 48×
• Hensley v. Erie Insurance Co.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1981-10-20· cited 48×
• Davis v. Celotex Corp.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1992-06-12· cited 39×
• State v. Shevlin-Carpenter Co.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1906-08-03· cited 35×
• Proudfoot v. Dan's Marine Service, Inc.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2002-01-08· cited 34×
• Haynes v. Rhone-Poulenc, Inc.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1999-07-16· cited 33×
• Bowyer v. Hi-Lad, Inc.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2004-12-03· cited 32×
• Vandevender v. Sheetz, Inc.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1997-07-17· cited 32×
• Burke-Parsons-Bowlby Corp. v. Rice
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2012-11-07· cited 30×

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Humes
  Supreme Court· 1885-12-07· cited 258×
• Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Arms
  Supreme Court· 1876-01-31· cited 211×
• Denver & Rio Grande Railway v. Harris
  Supreme Court· 1887-05-27· cited 107×
• Gregory's Adm'r v. Ohio River R'd
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1893-02-01· cited 56×
• Pegram v. Stortz
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1888-02-28· cited 51×
• Ricketts v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1890-01-29· cited 33×
• Moundsville v. Fountain
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1885-11-28· cited 32×
• Riddle v. McGinnis
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1883-10-02· cited 31×
• Downey v. C. & O. Railway Co.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1886-11-06· cited 31×
• Borland v. Barrett
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1882-01-19· cited 29×
• Ogg v. Murdock
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1884-11-22· cited 26×
• Beck v. Thompson
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1888-09-15· cited 23×
• Missouri Pac. Ry. Co. v. Terry
  Supreme Court· 1885-11-23· cited 5×