172 W. Va. 730 - Lough v. Cole’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
27 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 170 W. Va. 162 - Lee-Norse Co. v. Rutledge · 140 W. Va. 398 - Davis v. Hix · 166 W. Va. 675 - Kisamore v. Rutledge · 139 W. Va. 75 - Bennett v. Hix · 169 W. Va. 520 - Kirk v. Cole
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Findings of fact by the ... [administrative agency] ... should not be set aside unless such findings are plainly wrong; however, the plainly wrong doctrine does not apply to conclusions of law by the ... [administrative agency].” Syl. pt. 1, Kisamore v. Rutledge, [166] W.Va. [675], 276 S.E.2d 821 (1981).”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“The findings of fact of the Board of Review of the West Virginia Department of Employment Security are entitled to substantial deference unless a reviewing court believes the findings are clearly ■wrong. If the question on review is one purely of law, no deference is given and the standard of judicial review by the court is de novo.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“(1) For the week in which he left his most recent work voluntarily without good cause involving fault on the part of the employer and until the individual returns to covered employment and has been employed in covered employment at least thirty working days.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.