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· 11/18/1982

Mullins v. Venable

Citations

  • 297 S.E.2d 866
  • 171 W. Va. 92
  • 1982 W. Va. LEXIS 905

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that the statute clearly contemplated that “corporate officers may not hide behind the corporate skirt to escape liability for their unlawful mischief’
  • remanding Wage Payment and Collection Act collection case for trial to determine employer's liability and employees' damages
  • remanding Wage Payment and Collection Act collection case for trial to determine employer’s liability and employees' damages
  • The [WPCA] is remedial legislation designed to protect working people and assist them in the collection of compensation wrongly withheld.”
  • “The West Virginia Wage Payment and Col lection Act is remedial legislation designed to protect working people and assist them in the collection of compensation wrongly withheld”
  • “Corporate officers have a duty to see that their corporation obeys the law.”

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Judges: McGRAW

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