Legal Opinion
West v. West Virginia Fair Ass'n
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided June 24, 1924PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lively, Judge:
B. G. West and several' other inhabitants of a territory comprising’ 247 acres lying on Elk Creek in Harrison county, proceeded to incorporate the territory as a municipality under the name of “Nutter Fort,” under chapter 47 of the Code. On May 26,1923, they presented to the circuit court a verified petition showing that the provisions of chapter 47, Code, relative to the preliminary steps to be taken for the incorporation of a city, town or village under that chapter, had been complied with, exhibiting therewith a survey or map of the territory, a census of the resident…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Field v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- State ex rel. Luley v. SimonsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- Ford v. Town of North Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
- In re Town of Union MinesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1894
- P. C. &. St. L. R'y. Co. v. Board of Public WorksWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1886
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In Re Barbara H. Allen, Better Government Bureau, Incorporated, an Ohio Corporation v. Darrell v. McGraw Jr., Attorney General, State of West Virginia, Personally and in His Official Capacity Better Government Bureau Office of the Attorney General State of West Virginia, a Body Politic, a Corporate Instrumentality of Government With Limited Agency and Quasi-Sovereign Capacity Ken Hechler, Secretary of State, in His Official Capacity v. Donna Willis, Party in Interest. Better Government Bureau, Incorporated, an Ohio Corporation v. Darrell v. McGraw Jr., Attorney General, State of West Virginia, Personally and in His Official Capacity, Better Government Bureau Office of the Attorney General State of West Virginia, a Body Politic, a Corporate Instrumentality of Government With Limited Agency and Quasi-Sovereign Capacity Ken Hechler, Secretary of State, in His Official Capacity v. Barbara H. Allen Donna Willis, Parties in Interest. Better Government Bureau, Incorporated, an Ohio Corporation v. Darrell v. McGraw Jr., Attorney General, State of West Virginia, Personally and in His Official Capacity, Better Government Bureau Office of the Attorney General State of West Virginia, a Body Politic, a Corporate Instrumentality of Government With Limited Agency and Quasi-Sovereign Capacity Ken Hechler, Secretary of State, in His Official Capacity v. Barbara H. Allen Donna Willis, Parties in InterestCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- In Re Proposal to Incorporate the Town of ChesapeakeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947
- Wiseman v. CalvertWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1950
- Cowan v. County Commission of Logan CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
- State Ex Rel. Baker v. County Court of Tyler CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1932
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