Commonwealth Ex Rel. McGlinn v. Smith

Decided January 20, 1942. George W. Maxey wrote the opinion for the court.

24 A.2d 1 · Cited 99 times

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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.

• Johnson v. Zerbst · 304 U.S. 458
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Penland v. Ashe · 19 A.2d 464
• Walker v. Johnston · 312 U.S. 275
• Smith v. O'GRADY · 312 U.S. 329
• Barron Ex Rel. Tiernan v. Mayor of Baltimore · 32 U.S. 243
• Ex Parte Tobias Watkins · 28 U.S. 193
• Missouri v. Lewis · 101 U.S. 22
• Knewel v. Egan · 268 U.S. 442
• Interstate Consolidated Street Railway Co. v. Massachusetts · 207 U.S. 79
• Mobile & Ohio Railroad v. Tennessee · 153 U.S. 486
• Otis Co. v. Ludlow Manufacturing Co. · 201 U.S. 140

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