State Supreme Court / Minn.

Anderson v. City of St. Paul

Decided May 7, 1948. Harry H. Peterson wrote the opinion for the court.

32 N.W.2d 538 · Cited 51 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Fitzpatrick v. Liquor Control Commission · 25 N.W.2d 118
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish · 300 U.S. 379
Lyons v. Spaeth · 20 N.W.2d 481
State v. Sobelman. · 271 N.W. 484
City of De Ridder v. Mangano · 171 So. 826
Abeln v. City of Shakopee · 28 N.W.2d 642
Brown v. Foley · 29 So. 2d 870
Crane v. Campbell · 245 U.S. 304
Francis v. Fitzpatrick · 30 A.2d 552
Sverkerson v. City of Minneapolis · 283 N.W. 555
State Ex Rel. Remick v. Clousing · 285 N.W. 711
State v. Houston · 298 N.W. 358
Crowley v. Christensen · 137 U.S. 86
Kidd v. Pearson · 128 U.S. 1
Patsone v. Pennsylvania · 232 U.S. 138
New York Rapid Transit Corp. v. City of New York · 303 U.S. 573
Giozza v. Tiernan · 148 U.S. 657
Tanner v. Little · 240 U.S. 369
Cronin v. Adams · 192 U.S. 108
C. Thomas Stores Sales System, Inc. v. Spaeth · 297 N.W. 9
In re Maguire · 57 Cal. 604
McPherson v. State · 174 Ind. 60
In re Carragher · 149 Iowa 225
Nelson v. State Ex Rel. Gross · 26 So. 2d 60
State v. Marcus · 299 N.W. 241

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Sartori v. Harnischfeger Corp. · 432 N.W.2d 448
State v. Northwestern Preparatory School, Inc. · 37 N.W.2d 370
Sail'er Inn, Inc. v. Kirby · 485 P.2d 529
Davenport Water Co. v. Iowa State Commerce Commission · 190 N.W.2d 583
AFSCME Councils 6, 14, 65 & 96, AFL-CIO v. Sundquist · 338 N.W.2d 560
Bowe v. Colgate-Palmolive Company · 272 F. Supp. 332
Arens v. Village of Rogers · 240 Minn. 386
Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, Local 59 v. Obermeyer · 147 N.W.2d 358
State v. Saugen · 169 N.W.2d 37
Sabes v. City of Minneapolis · 265 Minn. 166
City of Duluth v. Sarette · 283 N.W.2d 533
Country Liquors, Inc. v. City Council of Minneapolis · 264 N.W.2d 821
Fabio v. City of St. Paul · 267 Minn. 273
Arcadia Development Corp. v. City of Bloomington · 267 Minn. 221
Kantor v. Honeywell, Inc. · 175 N.W.2d 188
State v. Clarke Plumbing & Heating, Inc. · 238 Minn. 192
Miller v. Industrial Commission · 480 P.2d 565
Rocco Altobelli, Inc. v. State, Department of Commerce · 524 N.W.2d 30
Cleveland v. County of Rice · 238 Minn. 180
State Ex Rel. Flores v. Tahash · 138 N.W.2d 626
City of Duluth v. Northland Greyhound Lines · 236 Minn. 260

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