Allen v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.

Decided October 31, 1969. Timothy C. Quinn wrote the opinion for the court.

171 N.W.2d 689 · Cited 128 times

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• Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc. · 161 A.2d 69
• Tunkl v. Regents of University of California · 383 P.2d 441
• Georges v. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company · 184 F. Supp. 571
• Muskegon Agency, Inc. v. General Telephone Co. · 85 N.W.2d 170
• Russell v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company · 130 F. Supp. 130
• Neering v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 169 F. Supp. 133
• Muskegon Agency, Inc. v. General Telephone Co. · 65 N.W.2d 748
• Browne v. Fenestra, Inc. · 134 N.W.2d 730
• Kirby v. Monroe Paper Products Co. · 137 N.W.2d 736

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• Dresser v. Cradle of Hope Adoption Center, Inc. · 358 F. Supp. 2d 620
• Berjian v. Ohio Bell Telephone Co. · 54 Ohio St. 2d 147
• Clark v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. · 706 N.W.2d 471
• Allen v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. · 232 N.W.2d 302
• Louisville Bear Safety Service, Inc. v. South Central Bell Telephone Co. · 571 S.W.2d 438
• Robinson Insurance & Real Estate Inc. v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. · 366 F. Supp. 307
• McClure Engineering Associates, Inc. v. Reuben Donnelley Corp. · 428 N.E.2d 1151
• Barck v. Grant State Bank · 357 N.W.2d 872
• Michigan Bell Telephone Co. v. Pacific Ideas, Inc. · 733 F. Supp. 1132
• A & M PRODUCE CO. v. FMC Corp. · 135 Cal. App. 3d 473
• Chrysler Corp. v. Skyline Industrial Services, Inc. · 528 N.W.2d 698

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