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West Virginia Supreme Court

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Short name: West Virginia Supreme Court
Court type: State supreme court
Citation abbreviation: W. Va.
Court start date: 1863-01-01
Record dates in this index: 1864-01-15 to 2026-06-15
Court website: http://www.courtswv.gov/supreme-court/

Most-cited opinions

Ranked by the number of later opinions citing each one, as recorded by CourtListener.

In Re Cecil T.
2011-03-10· cited 2,464×
State v. Edward Charles L.
1990-09-21· cited 2,400×
In Interest of Tiffany Marie S.
1996-03-20· cited 2,363×
In Re K.H.
2015-04-10· cited 1,911×
Melinda H. v. William R., II
2013-04-19· cited 1,681×
State v. BRANDON B.
2005-11-17· cited 1,677×
Painter v. Peavy
1994-11-18· cited 1,341×
In re R.J.M.
1980-03-25· cited 1,211×
State v. Guthrie
1995-07-21· cited 1,064×
In Re Kristin Y.
2011-06-14· cited 1,052×
State v. Miller
1995-05-18· cited 981×
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Federal Insurance Co. of New York
1963-12-10· cited 962×
Chrystal R.M. v. Charlie A.L.
1995-06-21· cited 871×
Mathena v. Haines
2006-06-28· cited 775×
State v. LaRock
1996-03-20· cited 772×
In Re Katie S.
1996-11-14· cited 750×
In Re: Timber M. & Reuben M.
2013-06-05· cited 632×
State Ex Rel. McGraw v. Scott Runyan Pontiac-Buick, Inc.
1995-07-19· cited 585×
Williams v. Precision Coil, Inc.
1995-03-24· cited 565×
State Ex Rel. Hoover v. Berger
1997-01-16· cited 530×
Smith v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner
1975-11-04· cited 513×
In re Charity H.
2004-04-16· cited 471×
Michael D.C. v. Wanda L.C.
1997-10-24· cited 455×
Appalachian Power Co. v. State Tax Department
1995-12-08· cited 442×
Carr v. Hancock
2004-12-03· cited 429×
State v. Goodnight
1982-02-24· cited 428×
In Re M.M., B.M., C.Z., and C.S
2015-11-04· cited 422×
State v. Epperly
1951-05-29· cited 401×
Harless v. First National Bank in Fairmont
1978-07-14· cited 392×
State v. General Daniel Morgan Post No. 548
1959-03-03· cited 369×
State v. Lucas
1997-11-20· cited 356×
In Re Christina L.
1995-07-11· cited 354×
In Re Jeffrey R.L.
1993-06-14· cited 349×
Losh v. McKenzie
1981-05-05· cited 349×
In Re Emily B.
2000-07-20· cited 342×
James M. v. Maynard
1991-07-29· cited 322×
Perdue v. Coiner
1973-02-27· cited 321×
In re Tonjia M.
2002-11-01· cited 312×
State v. Elder
1968-12-20· cited 309×
Walker v. West Virginia Ethics Commission.
1997-07-15· cited 309×
Tennant v. Marion Health Care Foundation, Inc.
1995-06-15· cited 308×
In Re Queen
1996-06-14· cited 300×
Muscatell v. Cline
1996-06-14· cited 291×
In the Interest of Carlita B.
1991-07-31· cited 290×
State v. Vance
2000-07-14· cited 284×
Bradley v. Appalachian Power Co.
1979-07-10· cited 279×
Burgess v. Porterfield
1996-03-11· cited 273×
State v. Michael M.
1998-06-22· cited 270×
State Ex Rel. Kucera v. City of Wheeling
1969-11-11· cited 259×
State v. McGinnis
1994-12-08· cited 257×

Most recent records

Newest filing dates first.

Andrea Dale Daye v. Farmers & Mechanics Mutual Insurance Company of West Virginia
2026-06-10
State of West Virginia v. Randy C. Cain.
2026-06-10
In re M.G., S.G., and O.G.
2026-06-05
Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Brian W. Bailey, A Member of the West Virginia State Bar
2026-06-05
City of Weirton and City of Weirton Board of Zoning Appeals v. SWN Production Company, LLCANDSWN Production Company, LLC v. City of Weirton Board of Zoning Appeals and City of Weirton
2026-06-03
State of West Virginia v. Brendan W.
2026-06-02
State of West Virginia v. Rida Shahid Hendershot
2026-06-02
Beckley Water Company v. Public Service Commission of West Virginia and City of Mount Hope
2026-06-01
Credit Acceptance Corporation v. Kenneth E. Stanley and Kerry J. Stanley
2026-06-01
Ronald J. Hopkins, II, Rachel L. Abrams Hopkins, Sarah A. Abrams, and Langhorne Abrams v. Mary C. Sutphin
2026-05-29
State of West Virginia v. James Dee McKinney AKA 1227
2026-05-29
State of West Virginia v. Mathew M.
2026-05-26
In re P.F. and M.F.-1
2026-05-22
Corotoman, Inc. v. Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority
2026-05-21
Danny J. Dobbins and Jackie L. Dobbins v. West Virginia National Auto Insurance Company
2026-05-21
Raze International, Inc. v. Wheeling Hospital, Inc., City of Wheeling, and Wheeling Municipal Building Commission
2026-05-21
State of West Virginia v. Heath Allen Rose
2026-05-21
State of West Virginia ex rel. Sonté C. Butler v. Misty Adams, Superintendent, Northern Regional Jail
2026-05-18
State of West Virginia v. Austin Stevens
2026-05-18
State of West Virginia v. Richard William Page
2026-05-18
State of West Virginia v. Tina Marie Frymyer
2026-05-15
In re: A.A., G.C., K.C.-1, K.C.-2, and P.C.
2026-05-13
State of West Virginia v. Carl Ray Summerfield
2026-05-13
State of West Virginia v. Jeffrey John Paglia
2026-05-01
Statoil USA Onshore Properties, Inc. v. Matthew R. Irby, State Tax CommissionerANDMatthew R. Irby, State Tax Commissioner v. Equinor USA Onshore Properties, Inc.
2026-05-01
In re K.L.-1, K.L.-2, and K.G.
2026-04-30
State of West Virginia v. Richard A. Hensley, Jr.
2026-04-30
State of West Virginia ex rel. West Virginia Department of Human Services v. The Honorable Steven Redding, Judge of the Circuit Court of Berkeley County
2026-04-29
State ex rel. State of West Virginia v. Honorable James Young, sitting by assignment as Judge of the Circuit Court of Cabell County, West Virginia
2026-04-07
Arthur C. v. Jonathan Frame, Superintendent, Mt. Olive Correctional Complex
2026-03-27
Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Phillip s. Isner
2026-03-27
State of West Virginia v. Victor Lee Thompson
2026-03-12
State ex rel. State of West Virginia v. Hon. Jason A. Cuomo, Judge, and Thomas Anthony Smogonovich
2026-03-06
Georgian American Alloys Inc. v. Mark Davis
2026-01-13
Jeffrey Ray Woods v. Shawn Straughn, Superintendent, Northern Correctional Center
2026-01-13
State of West Virginia v. Jessie Davis
2026-01-13
State of West Virginia v. Martin King
2026-01-13
Tammie Adams (claimant), dependent of Kenneth Adams (deceased) v. Greyhead Mining Co., Inc., and Offices of the Insurance Commissioner, in its capacity as administrator of the Old Fund
2026-01-13
Thomas E. Leftwich v. Jonathan Frame, Superintendent, Mt. Olive Correctional Facility and Jail
2026-01-13
In re B.W. and N.W.
2025-11-25
In re C.F. and I.F.
2025-11-25
In re E.S., A.S.-1, and A.S.-2
2025-11-25
Brian Lester v. West Virginia Division of Highways
2025-11-25
Douglass Carey v. AAA Paving & Sealing, Inc.
2025-11-25
James L. Kirk v. West Virginia Paving, Inc.
2025-11-25
Tedra Sayre v. Toyota Manufacturing, WV Inc.
2025-11-25
In re R.D. and S.D.
2025-11-13
St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon v. Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital Co., and West Virginia Health Care Authority
2025-11-13
State of West Virginia ex rel. Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital Company v. West Virginia Department of Health, Health Care Authority, and St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon, Inc.
2025-11-13
In re H.B., R.B., B.S., P.S., O.S., and I.S.
2025-11-12

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