Best v. Taylor MacHine Works

Decided December 18, 1997. Benjamin Miller wrote the opinion for the court.

689 N.E.2d 1057 · Cited 571 times

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• In Re a Minor · 595 N.E.2d 1052
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• Cutinello v. Whitley · 641 N.E.2d 360
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