Brown v. Maxey

Decided June 24, 1985. Donald W. Steinmetz wrote the opinion for the court.

369 N.W.2d 677 · Cited 96 times

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• Cieslewicz Ex Rel. Finerty v. Mutual Service Casualty Insurance · 267 N.W.2d 595
• Fahrenberg v. Tengel · 291 N.W.2d 516
• Durham v. Pekrul · 311 N.W.2d 615
• Pachucki v. Republic Insurance Co. · 278 N.W.2d 898
• Entzminger v. Ford Motor Co. · 177 N.W.2d 899
• Harris v. County of Racine · 512 F. Supp. 1273
• Kremers-Urban Co. v. American Employers Insurance Co. · 351 N.W.2d 156
• Kink v. Combs · 28 Wis. 2d 65
• Lazenby Ex Rel. Lazenby v. Universal Underwriters Insurance · 383 S.W.2d 1
• Lundin v. Shimanski · 368 N.W.2d 676
• Quinn v. Town of Dodgeville · 364 N.W.2d 149
• Harrell v. Travelers Indemnity Co. · 567 P.2d 1013
• Malco, Inc. v. Midwest Aluminum Sales, Inc. · 14 Wis. 2d 57
• Wussow v. Commercial Mechanisms, Inc. · 293 N.W.2d 897

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