193 W. Va. 423 - Keen v. Maxey’s Empirical Analysis

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18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “" ' "[']When a statute is clear and unambiguous and the legislative intent is plain the statute should not be interpreted by the courts, and in such a case it is the duty of the courts not to construe but to apply the statute!'] Point 1, syllabus, State ex rel. Fox v. Board of Trustees of the Policemen's Pension or Relief Fund of the City of Bluefield, et al., 148 W.Va. 369 [ 135 S.E.2d 262 (1964) ].” Syllabus Point 1, State ex rel. Board of Trustees v. City of Bluefield, 153 W.Va. 210 , 168 S.E.2d 525 (1969).’ Syl. pt. 3, Central West Virginia Refuse, Inc. v. Public Service Com’n of West Virginia, 190 W.Va. 416 , 438 S.E.2d 596 (1993).””

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 200 W. Va. 114 - McGraw v. St. Joseph's Hospital · State ex rel. Cooper v. Board of Education of Summers County