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9 West Virginia opinions name it 1 courts 1978–2020 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by West Virginia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
State v. Paynegreen2 sentences2020Va. 252 , 265 & n.2, 280 S.E.2d 72 , 79-80 & n.2 (1981) (“That evidence of flight is admissible upon a criminal trial is an almost universal rule.”) (collecting numerous cases from federal and state jurisdictions). 1996In Payne , this Court, citing a number of cases from other jurisdictions, observed that the admissibility of evidence of flight in a criminal trial “is an almost universal rule.” 167 W.Va. at 265 , 280 S.E.2d at 79-80 . | 3 | 4 |
Cochran v. Appalachian Power Co.green2 sentences1999See Cochran v. Appalachian Power Co., 162 W.Va. 86, 93 , 246 S.E.2d 624, 628 (1978) ("The almost universal rule is that an appellate court need not consider grounds of [an] objection not presented to the trial court."). 1999See Cochran v. Appalachian Power Co., 162 W.Va. 86, 93 , 246 S.E.2d 624, 628 (1978) ("The almost universal rule is that an appellate court need not consider grounds of [an] objection not presented to the trial court."). | 3 | 3 |
Anderson v. United Statesgreen2 sentences1978See, e. g., Anderson v. United States, 417 U.S. 211 , 94 S.Ct. 2253 , 41 L.Ed.2d 20 (1974), aff'g 481 F.2d 685 (4th Cir. 1973); W.Va. 1978See, e. g., Anderson v. United States, 417 U.S. 211 , 94 S.Ct. 2253 , 41 L.Ed.2d 20 (1974), aff'g 481 F.2d 685 (4th Cir. 1973); W.Va. | 1 | 1 |
United States v. William N. Andersongreen1 sentence1978See, e. g., Anderson v. United States, 417 U.S. 211 , 94 S.Ct. 2253 , 41 L.Ed.2d 20 (1974), aff'g 481 F.2d 685 (4th Cir. 1973); W.Va. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in West Virginia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Mutual Life Ins. Co. Of New York v. Morairty
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1 sentence1995In Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Morairty, 178 F.2d 470 (9th Cir.1949), cert. denied, 339 U.S. 937 , 70 S.Ct. 673 , 94 L.Ed. 1355 (1950), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stated: The almost universal rule is that, in the absence of a contrary statute, 6 there need be no causal connection between the cause of death and the misrepresentation, for the reason that the test of materiality of mis *479 representations is determined by whether or not knowledge of the true facts would, at the time the policy was issued, have increased the risk or influenced the insurer in determi | 1 | 1995–1995 |
California-Michigan Land & Water Co. v. City of Pasadena
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1 sentence1995In Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Morairty, 178 F.2d 470 (9th Cir.1949), cert. denied, 339 U.S. 937 , 70 S.Ct. 673 , 94 L.Ed. 1355 (1950), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stated: The almost universal rule is that, in the absence of a contrary statute, 6 there need be no causal connection between the cause of death and the misrepresentation, for the reason that the test of materiality of mis *479 representations is determined by whether or not knowledge of the true facts would, at the time the policy was issued, have increased the risk or influenced the insurer in determi | 1 | 1995–1995 |
Morairty v. Mutual Life Insurance
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1 sentence1995In Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Morairty, 178 F.2d 470 (9th Cir.1949), cert. denied, 339 U.S. 937 , 70 S.Ct. 673 , 94 L.Ed. 1355 (1950), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stated: The almost universal rule is that, in the absence of a contrary statute, 6 there need be no causal connection between the cause of death and the misrepresentation, for the reason that the test of materiality of mis *479 representations is determined by whether or not knowledge of the true facts would, at the time the policy was issued, have increased the risk or influenced the insurer in determi | 1 | 1995–1995 |
Allied Oil Corp. v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.
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1 sentence1995In Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Morairty, 178 F.2d 470 (9th Cir.1949), cert. denied, 339 U.S. 937 , 70 S.Ct. 673 , 94 L.Ed. 1355 (1950), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stated: The almost universal rule is that, in the absence of a contrary statute, 6 there need be no causal connection between the cause of death and the misrepresentation, for the reason that the test of materiality of mis *479 representations is determined by whether or not knowledge of the true facts would, at the time the policy was issued, have increased the risk or influenced the insurer in determi | 1 | 1995–1995 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.