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· 12/13/2001

Slider v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Citations

  • 557 S.E.2d 883
  • 210 W. Va. 476
  • 2001 W. Va. LEXIS 205

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding bad-faith claim not precluded by res judicata because different evidence required
  • when the claims are not identical, courts must apply the “same evidence” test to determine, “whether two claims should be deemed to be the .same for purposes of claim preclusion,”
  • “Claim preclusion therefore functions as a rule governing the joinder of claims and defenses, since a party’s failure to present a particular issue in the course of litigation may preclude its determination in a subsequent action.”
  • distinguishing the “transaction-focused test” of the Restatement (Second) of Judgments

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Judges: McGraw

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