State Supreme Court / Mo.

City of St. Louis v. Butler Co.

Decided April 11, 1949. Laurance M. Hyde wrote the opinion for the court.

219 S.W.2d 372 · Cited 112 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.

Shepard v. Barron · 194 U.S. 553
Nettleton Bank v. Estate of McGauhey · 2 S.W.2d 771
Dye v. School District No. 32 · 195 S.W.2d 874
State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. James · 205 S.W.2d 534
City of Kirkwood v. Venable · 173 S.W.2d 8
Robinson v. Nick · 134 S.W.2d 112
State Ex Rel. Wells v. Walker · 34 S.W.2d 124
Syz v. Milk Wagon Drivers' Union, Local 603 · 18 S.W.2d 441
State Ex Rel. State Building Commission v. Smith · 81 S.W.2d 613
Massey-Harris Harvester Co. v. Federal Reserve Bank · 104 S.W.2d 385
State v. Williams · 87 S.W.2d 423
Jared v. Fitzgerald · 195 S.W.2d 1
City of St. Louis v. Friedman · 216 S.W.2d 475
Vest v. Kansas City · 194 S.W.2d 38
Ex Parte Lime v. Blagg · 131 S.W.2d 583
McGuire v. Hutchison · 201 S.W.2d 322
Brimer v. Municipality of Jefferson · 187 Tenn. 467
Missouri Power & Light Co. v. Creed · 30 S.W.2d 605
Southern Burial Insurance Company v. Baker · 134 S.W.2d 1

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