Brown v. Transcon Lines

Decided December 27, 1978. Thomas Tongue wrote the opinion for the court.

588 P.2d 1087 · Cited 145 times

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• Wood v. Honeyman · 169 P.2d 131
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• Ortega v. Salt Lake Wet Wash Laundry · 156 P.2d 885
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• Geary v. United States Steel Corp. · 456 Pa. 171
• Harless v. First National Bank in Fairmont · 246 S.E.2d 270
• Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. v. Burnside Shipping Co. · 394 U.S. 404
• Farris v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 587 P.2d 1015
• State ex rel. Wright v. Barney · 133 Neb. 676
• Urbach v. Urbach · 73 P.2d 953
• Wehr v. Burroughs Corp. · 438 F. Supp. 1052
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• Shriver v. Woodbine Savings Bank · 285 U.S. 467
• Everett v. County of Clinton · 282 S.W.2d 30
• City of Charlottesville v. Marks' Shows, Inc. · 179 Va. 321
• Branson v. Branson · 123 P.2d 643
• Rosenfield v. Matthews · 275 N.W. 698
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