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7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 58 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 Maples v. West Virginia Department of Commerce.

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1 Maples v. West Virginia Department of Commerce Anchor
wva · 1996
green “a litigant may not silently acquiesce to an alleged error, or actively contribute to such error, and then raise that error as a reason for reversal on appeal.” 26
2 State v. Riley
wva · 1966
green “a judgment will not be reversed for any error in the record introduced by or invited by the party seeking reversal.” 10
3 Shamblin v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
wva · 1990
green “the appellant cannot benefit from the consequences of error it invited” 5
4 Shamblin v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
wva · 1990
green “the appellant cannot benefit from the consequences of error it invited.” 3
5 Young v. Young
wva · 1995
green “a judgment will not be reversed for any error in the record introduced by or invited by the party seeking reversal.” 3

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