Colton v. Foulkes

Decided May 8, 1951. Oscar M. Fritz wrote the opinion for the court.

259 Wis. 142 · Cited 56 times

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• Flint & Walling Manufacturing Co. v. Beckett · 167 Ind. 491
• Weber v. Naas · 212 Wis. 537
• Thauer v. Gaebler · 202 Wis. 296
• Dorcey v. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. · 186 Wis. 590

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