State Supreme Court / N.D.

Butz v. Werner

Decided March 21, 1989. Beryl J. Levine wrote the opinion for the court.

438 N.W.2d 509 · Cited 52 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Hoerr v. Northfield Foundry and MacH. Co. · 376 N.W.2d 323
Jiminez v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 482 P.2d 681
Hauenstein v. Loctite Corp. · 347 N.W.2d 272
Olson v. A. W. Chesterton Co. · 256 N.W.2d 530
Stillwell v. Cincinnati Inc. · 336 N.W.2d 618
Davis Ex Rel. Davis v. Auto-Owners Insurance Co. · 420 N.W.2d 347
Seley v. G. D. Searle & Co. · 67 Ohio St. 2d 192
Bilotta v. Kelley Co., Inc. · 346 N.W.2d 616
Wolfe v. Ford Motor Co. · 376 N.E.2d 143
Bauer v. Graner · 266 N.W.2d 88
FARMERS CO-OP. ELEVATOR OF CAVALIER v. Lemier · 328 N.W.2d 833
Cartel Capital Corp. v. Fireco of New Jersey · 410 A.2d 674
Phillips v. Kimwood MacHine Company · 525 P.2d 1033
Wooderson v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. · 681 P.2d 1038
Technical Chemical Company v. Jacobs · 480 S.W.2d 602
Smith v. E R Squibb & Sons, Inc · 273 N.W.2d 476
Lancaster Silo & Block Co. v. Northern Propane Gas Co. · 75 A.D.2d 55
Haysom v. Coleman Lantern Co. · 573 P.2d 785
Little v. PPG Industries, Inc. · 594 P.2d 911
Holm v. Sponco Mfg., Inc. · 324 N.W.2d 207
Nissen Trampoline Co. v. Terre Haute First National Bank · 358 N.E.2d 974
Barsness v. General Diesel & Equipment Co. · 383 N.W.2d 840
Nissen Trampoline Co. v. Terre Haute First Nat. Bk. · 332 N.E.2d 820
Otter Tail Power Co. v. Henry Von Bank · 8 N.W.2d 599
Menard v. Newhall · 373 A.2d 505

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McLean v. Kirby Co. · 490 N.W.2d 229
Groleau v. Bjornson Oil Co., Inc. · 2004 ND 55
House v. Armour of America, Inc. · 886 P.2d 542
Rivera v. Philip Morris, Inc. · 209 P.3d 271
State v. Trosen · 547 N.W.2d 735
Rawlings v. Fruhwirth · 455 N.W.2d 574
City of Devils Lake v. Davis · 480 N.W.2d 720
Collette v. Clausen · 2003 ND 129
Butz v. World Wide, Inc. · 492 N.W.2d 88
Klimple v. Bahl · 2007 ND 13
Spieker v. Westgo, Inc. · 479 N.W.2d 837
Veil v. Vitek, Inc. · 803 F. Supp. 229
Gronneberg v. Hoffart · 466 N.W.2d 809
Carlson v. Carlson · 472 N.W.2d 228
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