193 W. Va. 77 - Downing v. Ashley’s Empirical Analysis
1994
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 171 W. Va. 584 - Conley v. Spillers · 151 W. Va. 439 - South Side Lumber Co. v. Stone Construction Co. · 144 W. Va. 583 - In Re Settlement of the Estate of McIntosh · 184 W. Va. 212 - Sattler v. Bailey · 175 W. Va. 249 - Daily Gazette Co., Inc. v. Canady
Most-quoted passages
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“The definition of an independent action, as contemplated by W.Va.R.Civ.P. 60(b), is an equitable action that does not relitigate the issues of the final judgment, order or proceeding from which relief is sought and is one that is limited to special circumstances.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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