State Supreme Court / Minn.

Christgau v. Woodlawn Cemetery Assn.

Decided July 26, 1940. Harry H. Peterson wrote the opinion for the court.

293 N.W. 619 · Cited 50 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.

Norwegian Nitrogen Products Co. v. United States · 288 U.S. 294
Helvering v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. · 306 U.S. 110
Helvering v. Bliss · 293 U.S. 144
Beeland Wholesale Co. v. Kaufman · 174 So. 516
Wenger v. Wenger · 274 N.W. 517
In Re the Estate of Beekman · 134 N.E. 183
Great Western Mushroom Co. v. Industrial Commission · 82 P.2d 751
Industrial Commission v. Woodlawn Cemetery Ass'n · 287 N.W. 750
State Ex Rel. Klimek v. School District No. 70 · 283 N.W. 397
In re Estate of Hill · 131 Me. 211
Sullivan v. Mount Carmel Cemetery Assn. · 155 N.E. 580
H. Duys Co., Inc. v. Tone · 5 A.2d 23
Park Floral Co. v. Industrial Commission · 91 P.2d 492

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