186 W. Va. 681 - Perdue v. Doolittle’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Latimer v. Stainer · 181 W. Va. 342 - Grove by and Through Grove v. Myers · 184 W. Va. 663 - Miller v. Monongahela Power Co. · 172 W. Va. 693 - Kirk v. Pineville Mobile Homes, Inc. · 185 W. Va. 749 - Beard v. Lim
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““[I]f the judgment or decree, or any part thereof, is for special damages ... the amount of such special or liquidated damages shall bear interest from the date the right to bring the same shall have accrued, as determined by the court. Special damages includes lost wages and income, ... damages to personal property, and similar out-of-pocket expenditures, as determined by the court. The rate of interest shall be ten dollars upon one hundred dollars per annum.... ””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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