213 W. Va. 757 - Delapp v. Delapp’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Pioneer Investment Services Company v. Brunswick Associates Limited Partnership · 194 W. Va. 138 - Chrystal R.M. v. Charlie A.L. · 157 W. Va. 778 - Toler v. Shelton · 210 W. Va. 490 - Walker v. Doe · Cheney v. Anchor Glass Container Corp.
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““[a] motion to vacate a judgment made pursuant to Rule 60(b), W.Va.R.C.P., is addressed to the sound discretion of the court and the court’s ruling on such motion will not be disturbed on appeal unless there is a showing of an abuse of such discretion.” ... “A court, in the exercise of discretion given it by the remedial provisions of Rule 60(b), W.Va.R.C.P., should recognize that the rule is to be liberally construed for the purpose of accomplishing justice and that it was designed to facilitate the desirable legal objective that cases are to be decided on the merits.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.