Legal Opinion

Hinerman v. Levin

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 13, 1983No. 15897PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEELY, Justice:

Sam Levin, the appellant in this action, is a Russian immigrant. He came to the United States in 1975 and moved to Wheeling, West Virginia in April of 1977 to avail himself of employment opportunities as a mining engineer because he had experience in that field.

While working in that capacity, the appellant suffered a heart attack. He filed a workers’ compensation claim and was represented on that claim by legal counsel for the United Mine Workers (UMW) of District 6 free of charge. At that time, the UMW’s legal counsel in that district was Raymond Hinerman, the appellee in this…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Toler v. SheltonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by37 opinions

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  3. Easterling v. American Optical Corp.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Hinerman v. Daily Gazette Co., Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Pries v. WattWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1991

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