Commonwealth Ex Rel. Schnader v. Liveright

Decided March 11, 1927. Alexander Simpson Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

161 A. 697 · Cited 96 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.

• Busser v. Snyder · 128 A. 80
• Collins v. Martin · 139 A. 122
• State v. Pugh · 252 P. 1018
• Sinking-Fund Cases · 99 U.S. 700
• Orlosky v. Haskell · 155 A. 112
• Georges Township v. Union Trust Co. · 143 A. 10
• Spangler's Estate · 126 A. 252
• Guppy v. Moltrup · 126 A. 766
• Commonwealth v. Pure Oil Co. · 154 A. 307
• Parks v. Commissioners of Soldiers' & Sailors' Home · 22 Colo. 86
• Fluke v. Lang · 128 A. 663
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. v. MacElwee · 144 A. 751
• Hoffman v. Kline · 150 A. 889
• Denver & Rio Grande Railroad v. Moss · 50 Colo. 282

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