State Supreme Court / Mont.

Application of Bertelson

Decided September 17, 1980. Daniel J. Shea wrote the opinion for the court.

617 P.2d 121 · Cited 60 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.

Williams v. Lee · 358 U.S. 217
Wakefield v. Little Light · 347 A.2d 228
United States v. Mazurie · 419 U.S. 544
Sampsell v. Superior Court · 32 Cal. 2d 763
WISCONSIN POTOWATOMIES, ETC. v. Houston · 393 F. Supp. 719
Finlay v. Finlay · 148 N.E. 624
In Re Adoption of Buehl · 555 P.2d 1334
People Ex Rel. Slawek v. Covenant Children's Home · 284 N.E.2d 291
Smart v. Cantor · 574 P.2d 27
Blackwolf v. District Court of Sixteenth Judicial District · 158 Mont. 523
Crawford v. Roy · 577 P.2d 392
Ballantyne v. Anaconda Co. · 574 P.2d 582
State Ex Rel. Veach v. Veach · 195 P.2d 697
In re Declaring Cantrell · 159 Mont. 66
Wells v. Stanger · 207 P.2d 549
State ex rel. Burns v. Groshelle · 131 Mont. 1
Matter of Duryea · 563 P.2d 885
Herbst v. Able · 278 F. Supp. 664
Grubs v. Consolidated Freightways, Inc. · 189 F. Supp. 404
Langenberg v. Steen · 322 P.2d 1087

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Cynthia W. v. Joseph K. · 226 Cal. App. 3d 655
In Re the Custody of A.K.H. · 502 N.W.2d 790
Comanche Indian Tribe of Oklahoma v. Hovis · 847 F. Supp. 871
In Re the Guardianship of Q.G.M. · 808 P.2d 684
In Re the Custody of Zier · 230 Mont. 464
In Re Interest of CW · 479 N.W.2d 105
J.W. v. R.J. · 951 P.2d 1206
Ex parte C.L.J. · 946 So. 2d 880
State ex rel. Burlington Northern Railroad v. District Court of the Eighth Judicial District Court · 270 Mont. 146
State v. D.W. · 239 Neb. 817
Marriage of Desjarlait v. Desjarlait · 379 N.W.2d 139
State v. Horseman · 866 P.2d 1110
Preston v. Transportation Insurance · 2004 MT 339
In Re Marriage of Baisley · 749 P.2d 446
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