222 W. Va. 61 - Ford v. Dickerson’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 148 W. Va. 160 - Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Federal Insurance Co. of New York · 192 W. Va. 189 - Painter v. Peavy · 130 W. Va. 53 - Rose v. Fisher · 154 W. Va. 722 - State Ex Rel. Riddle v. Department of Highways · 86 W. Va. 40 - Ryan v. County Court of Monongalia County
Most-quoted passages
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“judgment sought shall be rendered forthwith if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“'[o]n a motion for summary judgment all papers of record and all matters submitted by both parties should be considered by the court.' Syllabus Point 2, Aetna Cas. & Sur. v. Fed. Ins. Co. of New York , 148 W.Va. 160 , 133 S.E.2d 770 (1963).”
1 later decision 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.