State Supreme Court / Ind.

Bright v. McCullough

Decided November 15, 1866. Jehu T. Elliott wrote the opinion for the court.

27 Ind. 223 · Cited 99 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.

Greencastle Township v. Black · 5 Ind. 557
Indiana Central Railway Co. v. Potts · 7 Ind. 681
Anderson v. Kerns Draining Co. · 14 Ind. 199
Bank of the State of Indiana v. City of New Albany · 11 Ind. 139

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