224 W. Va. 495 - Arnold v. Palmer’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 10 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 · 187 W. Va. 706 - Andrick v. Town of Buckhannon · 147 W. Va. 484 - Cotiga Development Co. v. United Fuel Gas Co. · 196 W. Va. 208 - State Ex Rel. Cooper v. Caperton
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““As the purpose of the summary judgment proceeding is to expedite the disposition of the case a summary judgment may be rendered against the party moving for judgment and in favor of the opposing party even though such party has made no motion for judgment.” Syllabus point 4, Employers’ Liability Assurance Corp. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co., 151 W.Va. 1062 , 158 S.E.2d 212 (1967).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[a] valid written instrument which expresses the intent of the parties in plain and unambiguous language ... will be applied and enforced according to such intent.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[e]xtrinsic evidence will not be admitted to explain or alter the terms of [the] contract.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.