171 W. Va. 651 - Pauley v. Bailey’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. New York · 162 W. Va. 672 - Pauley v. Kelly · Hodgson v. United Mine Workers of America · 162 W. Va. 602 - State v. Frazier · Natural Resources Defense Council v. Costle
Most-quoted passages
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“‘While Rule 24 of the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure provides for the intervention of parties upon a timely application, the timeliness of any intervention is a matter of discretion with the trial court.’ Syllabus Point 10, Pioneer Co. v. Hutchinson, W.Va. [ 159 W.Va. 276 ], 220 S.E.2d 894 (1975), overruled on other grounds, State ex rel. E.D.S. Fed. Corp. v. Ginsberg, W.Va. [ 163 W.Va. 647 ], 259 S.E.2d 618 (1979).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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