Back v. Wickes Corp.

Decided July 6, 1978. Edward F. Hennessey wrote the opinion for the court.

378 N.E.2d 964 · Cited 215 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.

• Necktas v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP. PONTIAC DIVISION · 259 N.E.2d 234
• Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc. · 161 A.2d 69
• Barker v. Lull Engineering Co. · 573 P.2d 443
• Codling v. Paglia · 32 N.Y.2d 330
• Heavner v. Uniroyal, Inc. · 305 A.2d 412
• Cintrone v. Hertz Truck Leasing & Rental Service · 212 A.2d 769
• Jacob E. Decker & Sons, Inc. v. Capps · 164 S.W.2d 828
• Mieher v. Brown · 301 N.E.2d 307
• Hoffman v. Howmedica, Inc. · 364 N.E.2d 1215
• Phillips v. Kimwood MacHine Company · 525 P.2d 1033
• Brune v. Belinkoff · 235 N.E.2d 793
• Bolm v. Triumph Corp. · 33 N.Y.2d 151
• DoCanto v. Ametek, Inc. · 328 N.E.2d 873
• Mickle v. Blackmon · 166 S.E.2d 173
• Ritter v. Narragansett Electric Company · 283 A.2d 255
• Leone v. Doran · 292 N.E.2d 19
• Schaeffer v. General Motors Corp. · 360 N.E.2d 1062
• Bowman v. General Motors Corp. · 427 F. Supp. 234
• Dawson v. Canteen Corp. · 212 S.E.2d 82
• Willis v. Chrysler Corporation · 264 F. Supp. 1010
• Commonwealth v. Scagliotti · 371 N.E.2d 726
• Ricciutti v. Sylvania Electric Products Inc. · 178 N.E.2d 857
• Nelson v. Economy Grocery Stores Corp. · 305 Mass. 383
• Grant v. National Acme Company · 351 F. Supp. 972
• Olson v. Village of Babbitt · 189 N.W.2d 701

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• In Re Massachusetts Asbestos Cases · 639 F. Supp. 1
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