166 W. Va. 735 - Moore v. Sun Lumber Co.’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commissioner v. Sunnen · Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation · Southern Pacific Railroad v. United States · 19 Cal. 2d 807 - Bernhard v. Bank of America National Trust & Saving Association · Southern Pac Co v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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““To justify the application of the doctrine of res judicata, ‘ * * * there must be a concurrence of four conditions, namely: (1) identity in the thing sued for; (2) identity of the cause of action; (3) identity of persons, and of parties to the action; (4) identity of the quality in the person for or against whom the claim is made.’ Opinion. Marguerite Coal Co. v. Meadow River Lumber Co., 98 W.Va. 698 [, 127 S.E. 644 ].” Syllabus, Hannah v. Beasley, 132 W.Va. 814 , 53 S.E.2d 729 (1949).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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