State Supreme Court / Ind.

City of Evansville v. Decker

Decided May 15, 1882. Byron K. Elliott wrote the opinion for the court.

84 Ind. 325 · Cited 50 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.

Weis v. City of Madison · 75 Ind. 241
Cummins v. City of Seymour · 79 Ind. 491
Noonan v. . City of Albany · 79 N.Y. 470
Brinkmeyer v. City of Evansville · 29 Ind. 187
Cairo & Vincennes R. R. v. Stevens · 73 Ind. 278
City of Logansport v. Wright · 25 Ind. 512
Macy v. City of Indianapolis · 17 Ind. 267
City of Indianapolis v. Huffer · 30 Ind. 235
Templeton v. Voshloe · 72 Ind. 134
Nims v. . Mayor, Etc., of the City of Troy · 59 N.Y. 500
Stackhouse v. City of Lafayette · 26 Ind. 17
Snyder v. President of Rockport · 6 Ind. 237
City of Lafayette v. Bush · 19 Ind. 326
City of Madison v. Ross · 3 Ind. 236
City of Indianapolis v. Tate · 39 Ind. 282

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Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Groves · 93 P. 755
Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Johnson · 107 P. 662
Culbertson v. Knight · 152 Ind. 121
Hume v. City of Des Moines · 146 Iowa 624
Murphy v. City of Indianapolis · 158 Ind. 238
Swain v. City of Nashville · 92 S.W.2d 405
Weddell v. Hapner · 124 Ind. 315
City of Tucson v. Dunseath · 15 Ariz. 355
City of Seymour v. Cummins · 119 Ind. 148
Peck v. City of Michigan City · 149 Ind. 670
Hodge v. Town of Kingman · 519 N.E.2d 1266
City of Logansport v. Cotner · 185 N.E. 634

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