State Supreme Court / Mich.

Aikens v. Department of Conservation

Decided June 20, 1972. John Swainson wrote the opinion for the court.

198 N.W.2d 304 · Cited 64 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Webster v. Rotary Electric Steel Co. · 33 N.W.2d 69
People v. Zimberg · 33 N.W.2d 104
Ballinger v. Smith · 43 N.W.2d 49
Bankers Trust Co. v. Russell · 249 N.W. 273
L. A. Darling Co. v. Water Resources Commission · 67 N.W.2d 890
Attorney General Ex Rel. Whitcomb v. Lau · 239 N.W. 273
Aikens v. Department of Conservation · 184 N.W.2d 222

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