City of Meridian v. Davidson

Decided May 14, 1951. A. Harvey McGehee wrote the opinion for the court.

53 So. 2d 48 · Cited 51 times

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• California Co. v. State Oil & Gas Board · 27 So. 2d 542
• Hammond v. Curry · 14 So. 2d 390
• Dixie Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Mississippi Public Service Commission · 200 So. 579
• Marshall v. Pletz · 317 U.S. 383
• Souder v. Philadelphia · 156 A. 245
• Russell Inv. Corp. v. Russell · 178 So. 815
• Nelson v. State Ex Rel. Quigg · 23 So. 2d 136
• Knox v. L. N. Dantzler Lumber Co. · 114 So. 879
• Masonite Corp. v. Lochridge · 140 So. 223
• Vetterli, Chief of Police v. Civ. Serv. Com. of S.L.C. · 145 P.2d 792
• Rosenfelder v. Huttoe · 24 So. 2d 108
• Carroll v. City Commission · 251 N.W. 381
• Hercules Powder Co. v. Williamson · 110 So. 244
• City of Indianola v. Sunflower County · 209 Miss. 116
• City of Laurel v. Reddoch · 26 So. 2d 465
• Barron v. Baillies · 26 So. 2d 449
• Railroad Co. v. Stout · 84 U.S. 657
• City of Aurora v. Schoeberlein · 230 Ill. 496
• Raffel v. Pittsburgh · 16 A.2d 392
• Jenkins v. Curry · 18 So. 2d 521
• Crede v. Pittsburgh · 49 A.2d 700
• Gretton v. Pittsburgh · 25 A.2d 351
• Civil Service Commission of Van Buren v. Matlock · 168 S.W.2d 424
• Lowrie's Appeal · 12 A.2d 582
• State v. Stanton · 24 So. 2d 819

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• Hill v. City of Hattiesburg · 223 Miss. 163
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