State Supreme Court / Mich.

Austin v. Older

Decided April 4, 1938. Henry M. Butzel wrote the opinion for the court.

278 N.W. 727 · Cited 93 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.

Thayer v. Board of Appeals · 157 A. 273
Rehfeld v. City & County of San Francisco · 21 P.2d 419
Zahn v. Board of Public Works of Los Angeles · 234 P. 388
Gilfillan's Permit · 140 A. 136
State Ex Rel. City Ice & Fuel Co. v. Stegner · 166 N.E. 226
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. · 272 U.S. 365
Zahn v. Board of Public Works · 274 U.S. 325
Paye v. City of Grosse Pointe · 271 N.W. 826
Devito v. Pearsall · 180 A. 202
City of Pleasant Ridge v. Cooper · 255 N.W. 371

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