9 West Virginia opinions name it 2 courts 1879–2025 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
Carol Kinsinger v. Todd Pethelgreen2 sentences2025Here, the family court provided a thorough analysis and determined that (1) Husband presented no evidence to suggest that relevant evidence was 6 The doctrine of laches is “an equity doctrine to the effect that unreasonable delay will bar a claim if the delay is a prejudice to the defendant.” Kinsinger v. Pethel, 234 W. 2024Specifically, Father argues that: (1) a simple reading of West Virginia Code § 48-24-104(a) makes it clear that it applies when the respondent is the father, but here, Father was the petitioner in the family court proceedings; and (2) Mother missed her opportunity to file for support and should have been barred from it due to the doctrine of laches.8 We disagree and conclude that Father’s 8 The doctrine of laches is “an equity doctrine to the effect that unreasonable delay will bar a claim if the delay is a prejudice to the defendant.” Kinsinger v. Pethel, 234 W. | 3 | 3 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in West Virginia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Hursey v. Hursey
neutral
1 sentence1936Hursey v. Hursey, 56 W. | 1 | 1936–1936 |
Grove v. Judy
neutral
1 sentence1935Grove v. Judy, 24 W. | 1 | 1935–1935 |
State Ex Rel. E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Co. v. Coda
green
1 sentence1929It is true that the practice pursued by claimants was followed in the case of State ex rel. v. Coda, 103 W. | 1 | 1929–1929 |
Chenoweth v. Pacific Express Co.
neutral
1 sentence1925In Chenoweth v. Pacific Express Co., 93 Mo. App. 185 , it was decided that a complete performance of a contract by the promisee forecloses the promisor from interposing the statute of frauds as a defense, and the equity doctrine of part performance has no place in an action at law; also that mutual and concurrent promises may be a consideration for each other, and the fact that one is executory makes it none the less binding. | 1 | 1925–1925 |
Smalley v. Greene
neutral
1 sentence1925And a court of very high repute says: “The provision of the statute of frauds respecting contracts not to be performed within a year applies only to contracts not to be performed on either side within that time.” Smalley v. Green, 52 Iowa, 241 . | 1 | 1925–1925 |
Gracie v. The Mary'd. Ins. Comp'y
green
1 sentence1900Richards v. The Maryland, &c. 8 Cranch 84 . | 1 | 1900–1900 |
La Farge v. Herter
neutral
1 sentence1879And this right of subrogation, though originally a doctrine of equity, has become recognized as a legal right. 1 Wash. Real Prop. 575; LaFarge. v. Hester, 11 Barb. 159 . | 1 | 1879–1879 |
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.