Claim of Detenbeck v. General Motors Corp.

Decided February 16, 1956. John Van Voorhis wrote the opinion for the court.

309 N.Y. 558 · Cited 65 times

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• Matter of Goldberg v. 954 Marcy Corp. · 12 N.E.2d 311
• Matter of Harman v. Republic Aviation Corp. · 82 N.E.2d 785
• Simpson Logging Co. v. Department of Labor & Industries · 202 P.2d 448
• Claim of Champion v. W. & L. E. Gurley · 87 N.E.2d 430
• People Ex Rel. City of New York v. . Nixon · 128 N.E. 245
• Lelenko v. Wilson H. Lee Co. · 24 A.2d 253
• People Ex Rel. Desiderio v. . Conolly · 144 N.E. 629
• Samels v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. · 26 N.W.2d 742
• Frechette v. Special Magazines, Inc. · 285 A.D. 174

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