Benton v. City of Oakland City

Decided December 29, 1999. Frank Sullivan Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

721 N.E.2d 224 · Cited 125 times

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• Henshilwood v. Hendricks County · 653 N.E.2d 1062
• Simpson's Food Fair, Inc. v. City of Evansville · 272 N.E.2d 871
• Miller v. Griesel · 308 N.E.2d 701
• Estate of Tanasijevich v. City of Hammond · 383 N.E.2d 1081
• Benton v. City of Oakland City · 684 N.E.2d 251
• Mullin v. Municipal City of South Bend · 639 N.E.2d 278
• Mills v. American Playground Device Co. · 405 N.E.2d 621
• Neal, Admr. v. Home Builders, Inc. · 111 N.E.2d 280
• Greathouse v. Armstrong · 616 N.E.2d 364
• Union Traction Co. v. Berry · 188 Ind. 514
• Perkins v. State · 251 N.E.2d 30
• Seymour National Bank v. State · 422 N.E.2d 1223
• Sherfey v. City of Brazil · 13 N.E.2d 568
• Barnes v. Antich · 700 N.E.2d 262
• Flowers v. Bd. of Comrs. of Vanderburgh County · 168 N.E.2d 224
• Clayton v. Penn Central Transportation Co. · 376 N.E.2d 524
• Aldridge v. Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources · 694 N.E.2d 313
• Webb v. Jarvis · 575 N.E.2d 992
• Peavler v. BD. OF COM'RS MONROE CTY. · 528 N.E.2d 40
• Ayres v. Indian Heights Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · 493 N.E.2d 1229
• Gariup Const. Co., Inc. v. Foster · 519 N.E.2d 1224
• Quakenbush v. Lackey · 622 N.E.2d 1284
• City of Hammond v. Cataldi · 449 N.E.2d 1184
• McCormick v. State, Department of Natural Resources · 673 N.E.2d 829

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