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· 7/19/1991

Sias v. W-P Coal Co.

Citations

  • 408 S.E.2d 321
  • 185 W. Va. 569
  • 1991 W. Va. LEXIS 121

How courts have described this case

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

  • recognizing that “[s]ubjeetive realization, like any state of mind, must be shown usually by circumstantial evidence”
  • finding that a prior similar accident was evidence of actual knowledge of the underlying dangerous condition
  • reversing summary judgment for an employer where the employer had been cited for safety violations
  • reversing summary judgment for an employer where the employer had been cited for safety violations
  • “Subjective realization, like any state of mind, must be shown usually by circumstantial evidence, from which, ordinarily, conflicting inferences reasonably can be drawn.”
  • “Subjeetive realization, like any state of mind, must be shown usually by circumstantial evidence, from which, ordinarily, conflicting inferences reasonably can be drawn.”

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Judges: McHUGH

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