Legal Opinion

Rowe v. Grapevine Corp.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1999No. 26353PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STONE, Judge:

This consolidated appeal 1 involves the dismissal through summary judgment of claims brought by thirty-seven migrant farm workers under the West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act (“Act”), West Virginia Code §§ 21-5-1 to -18 (1996 & Supp.1999). By order dated December 30, 1998, the Circuit Court of Berkeley County determined that the Plaintiffs’ claims, which covered the period of 1983-1987, were barred under principles of res judicata since those claims had previously been dismissed in an administrative proceeding before the United States Department of Labor (“Department…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Migra v. Warren City School District Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Painter v. PeavyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1994
  4. General Telephone Co. of the Northwest, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. State v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  5. Taylor v. Mutual Mining, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2000

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