Brown v. Buchanan

Decided December 1, 1975. Richard Boykin Kellam wrote the opinion for the court.

419 F. Supp. 199 · Cited 63 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.

• Southern Development Co. v. Silva · 125 U.S. 247
• Oriel v. Russell · 278 U.S. 358
• Board of Comm'rs of Jackson Cty. v. United States · 308 U.S. 343
• Stellwagen v. Clum · 245 U.S. 605
• Upshur v. Briscoe · 138 U.S. 365
• Farrar v. Churchill · 135 U.S. 609
• Strang v. Bradner · 114 U.S. 555
• Hennequin v. Clews · 111 U.S. 676
• Farnsworth v. Duffner · 142 U.S. 43
• Lalone v. United States · 164 U.S. 255
• Noble v. Hammond · 129 U.S. 65
• United States v. Société Anonyme Des Anciens Establissements Cail · 224 U.S. 309
• Ames v. Moir · 138 U.S. 306
• Guaranty Trust Co. v. York · 326 U.S. 99
• Neal v. Clark · 95 U.S. 704
• Atlantic Delaine Co. v. James · 94 U.S. 207
• Wolf v. Stix · 99 U.S. 1
• Martin v. Williams · 194 Va. 437
• Sweet v. Ritter Finance Company · 263 F. Supp. 540
• Robinson v. Mountjoy · 368 F. Supp. 1087
• In Re Leach · 197 F. Supp. 513

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