185 W. Va. 321 - Goodwin v. Willard’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 148 W. Va. 160 - Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Federal Insurance Co. of New York · 143 W. Va. 469 - Laslo v. Griffith · 171 W. Va. 92 - Mullins v. Venable · Goff v. Goff · 178 W. Va. 765 - Crain v. Lightner
Most-quoted passages
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““3. A motion for summary judgment should be granted only when it is clear that there is no genuine issue of fact to be tried and inquiry concerning the facts is not desirable to clarify the application of the law. * * * * * * “5. The question to be decided on a motion for summary judgment is whether there is a genuine issue of fact and not how that issue should be determined.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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