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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 20 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from McDaniel v. Romano.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 McDaniel v. Romano Anchor
wva · 1972
green “although courts should not set aside default judgments or dismissals without good cause, it is the policy of the law to favor the trial of all cases on their merits.” 14
2 Dimon v. Mansy
wva · 1996
green “we recognize that dismissal based on procedural grounds is a severe sanction which runs counter to the general objective of disposing cases on the merit.” 6

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