Commonwealth Ex Rel. McCreary v. Major

Decided October 6, 1941. James B. Drew wrote the opinion for the court.

22 A.2d 686 · Cited 73 times

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• Hornung v. State ex rel. Gamble · 116 Ind. 458
• Tranter v. Alleghency County Co. Authority · 173 A. 289
• Mamlin v. Genoe · 17 A.2d 407
• Lighton v. Abington Township · 9 A.2d 609
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. v. Snyder · 144 A. 748
• Reckner v. German Township School District · 19 A.2d 402
• Driskel v. O'Connor · 15 A.2d 366

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