West Virginia Supreme Court· 2/14/1996

Meadows v. Meadows

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468 S.E.2d 309
196 W. Va. 56
1996 W. Va. LEXIS 8

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discussion as to why testimony of interested party concerning communications with decedent are properly admissible if used to demonstrate, not the truth of the matter asserted, but the basis of the witnesses’ opinion concerning the decedent’s mental capacity
\[T]he doctrine of stare decisis counsels that `[v]ery weighty considerations underlie the principle that courts should not lightly overrule past decisions.'\ (quoting Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc., 398 U.S. 375, 403, 90 S.Ct. 1772, 1789, 26 L.Ed.2d 339, 358 (1970))
“[T]he doctrine of stare decisis counsels that ‘[vjery weighty considerations underlie the principle that courts should not lightly overrule past decisions.’ ” (quoting Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc., 398 U.S. 375, 403, 90 S.Ct. 1772, 1789, 26 L.Ed.2d 339, 358 (1970))

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