But What Do They Mean?

A friend (AB in Morgantown) suggested I add some explanation of what these cases really mean. Great idea. Hard to do, but here goes.

Dan's Carworld v. Serian means that when car dealers take a trade in, pay off a loan, and then try to recover money from the buyer, they have to comply with the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. This means that car buyers are protected by that Act from improper collection actions.

C&O Motors v. WV Paving deals with when an order of a trial court is “final” which determines whether or not it can be appealed. Basically, only “final” orders which resolve all issues in a case can be appealed because appeals courts, like the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, only want to consider appeals when all issues are resolved or finished. Appeals courts don’t want to do it piecemeal.

I'll try to add this section with each new case as we discuss them.