State Supreme Court / Mich.

Ballog v. Knight Newspapers, Inc.

Decided February 3, 1969. Harry F. Kelly wrote the opinion for the court.

164 N.W.2d 19 · Cited 79 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.

Rookledge v. Garwood · 65 N.W.2d 785
Hansen-Snyder Co. v. General Motors Corp. · 124 N.W.2d 286
Foster v. Quigley · 179 A.2d 494
Swift v. Dodson · 149 N.W.2d 476
O'Brien v. . Young · 95 N.Y. 428
Currie v. Fiting · 134 N.W.2d 611
Munson v. Vane-Stecker Co. · 79 N.W.2d 855
Fowler v. Muskegon County · 65 N.W.2d 801
Ballog v. Knight Newspapers, Inc. · 151 N.W.2d 359
Perri v. Wood · 234 A.2d 663

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