Coleman v. City of Mesa

Decided September 7, 2012. Scott Bales wrote the opinion for the court.

230 Ariz. 352 · Cited 352 times

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• Coleman v. City of Mesa · 265 P.3d 422
• Thomas v. Chicago Park District · 534 U.S. 316
• Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston, Inc. · 515 U.S. 557
• Dressler v. Morrison · 130 P.3d 978
• Cullen v. Auto-Owners Insurance · 189 P.3d 344
• Big D Construction Corp. v. Court of Appeals · 789 P.2d 1061
• State v. White · 560 S.E.2d 420
• Fidelity Security Life Insurance v. State · 954 P.2d 580
• Arizona Downs v. Arizona Horsemen's Foundation · 637 P.2d 1053
• Valley Nat. Bank of Phoenix v. Glover · 159 P.2d 292
• Strategic Development & Construction, Inc. v. 7th & Roosevelt Partners, LLC · 226 P.3d 1046
• Franzi v. Superior Court of Arizona · 679 P.2d 1043
• Wilmot v. Wilmot · 58 P.3d 507
• State v. Stummer · 194 P.3d 1043
• Yurkew v. Sinclair · 495 F. Supp. 1248
• Hold Fast Tattoo, LLC v. City of North Chicago · 580 F. Supp. 2d 656
• Franzi v. Superior Court · 138 Ariz. 556
• State Ex Rel. Medical Licensing Board v. Brady · 492 N.E.2d 34

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