185 W. Va. 462 - C.W. Development, Inc. v. Structures, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 10 state decisions

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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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Punitive or exemplary damages are such as, in a proper case, a jury may allow against the defendant by way of punishment for wilfulness, wantonness, malice, or other like aggravation of his wrong to the plaintiff, over and above full compensation for all injuries directly or indirectly resulting from such wrong." Syllabus Point 1, O'Brien v. Snodgrass, 123 W.Va. 483 , 16 S.E.2d 621 (1941).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 191 W. Va. 450 - Voorhees v. Guyan MacHinery Co. · 196 W. Va. 178 - Burgess v. Porterfield

2. “Defendants are not liable for interference that is negligent rather than intentional, or if they show defenses of legitimate competition between plaintiff and them selves, their financial interest in the induced party's business, ... or other factors that show the interference was proper.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States Steel Mining Company, Incorporated, a Corporation v. Dino Mitros, Husband Hilda Mitros, Wife

3. ““(1) existence of a contractual or business relationship or expectancy; (2) an intentional act of interference by a party outside that relationship or expectancy; (3) proof that the interference caused the harm sustained; and (4) damages.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Wood County Airport Authority v. Crown Airways, Inc.