216 W. Va. 587 - Bass v. Rose’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770 · 194 W. Va. 138 - Chrystal R.M. v. Charlie A.L. · Henslee v. Union Planters National Bank & Trust Co. · 176 W. Va. 190 - Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Pitrolo · United States v. Matthews
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“keeping good time records would be the more prudent course. The burden of proof is always upon the attorney to show the reasonableness of the fees charged. The same burden to prove reasonableness remains with the attorney under any fee structure. Attorneys who fail to effectively document their efforts on behalf of a client run the risk of being unable to convince a reviewing court, based on their word alone, of the reasonableness of the fee charged or, in cases where it applies, the full and proper value of fees to be awarded on a quantum merit basis.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“3. Upon remand of a case for further proceedings after a decision by this Court, the circuit court must proceed in accordance with the mandate and the law of the case as established on appeal. The trial court must implement both the letter and the spirit of the mandate, taking into account the appellate court’s opinion and the circumstances it embraces. 4. A circuit court’s interpretation of a mandate of this Court and whether the circuit court complied with such mandate are questions of law that are reviewed de novo.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“`[w]isdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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.