152 W. Va. 424 - Nicholas v. Nicholas’s Empirical Analysis
1968
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 145 W. Va. 732 - GAVENDA BROTHERS, INC v. Elkins Limestone Company · State ex rel. Lynn v. Eddy · State Ex Rel. Lynn v. Eddy · 150 W. Va. 624 - Halltown Paperboard Co. v. C. L. Robinson Corp. · 145 W. Va. 197 - Sage v. Boyd
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“A ruling upon a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction which presents a .question that must be determined by proof is not certifiable to this Court under the provisions of Section 2, Article 5, Chapter 58, Code, 1931, as amended by Chapter 17, Acts of the Legislature, 1967, Regular Session.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Under the provisions of Code, 58-5-2, this Court has no jurisdiction to review the sufficiency of a pleading on certification where the question raised must be disposed of by proof.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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