Contos v. Herbst

Decided January 26, 1979. Fallon Kelly wrote the opinion for the court.

278 N.W.2d 732 · Cited 58 times

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Precedents cited

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.

• Wichelman v. Messner · 250 Minn. 88
• Lehnhausen v. Lake Shore Auto Parts Co. · 410 U.S. 356
• A. Magnano Co. v. Hamilton · 292 U.S. 40
• Elwell v. County of Hennepin · 221 N.W.2d 538
• Independent School District No. 99 v. Commissioner of Taxation · 211 N.W.2d 886
• Johnson v. Donovan · 188 N.W.2d 864
• Nebbia v. New York · 291 U.S. 502
• Phillips v. Commissioner · 283 U.S. 589
• North American Cold Storage Co. v. City of Chicago · 211 U.S. 306
• In RE PETITION OF HAMM v. State · 255 Minn. 64
• Jackson v. Lamphire · 28 U.S. 280
• Gottlieb v. City of Milwaukee · 33 Wis. 2d 408
• Lee v. Delmont · 36 N.W.2d 530
• Reed v. Bjornson · 253 N.W. 102
• State v. Federal Land Bank of Houston · 329 S.W.2d 847
• Federal Distillers, Inc. v. State · 229 N.W.2d 144
• Bachertz v. Hayes-Lucas Lumber Co. · 275 N.W. 694
• C. Thomas Stores Sales System, Inc. v. Spaeth · 297 N.W. 9
• Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. v. Pedersen · 259 N.W.2d 316
• Meadowbrook Manor, Inc. v. City of St. Louis Park · 258 Minn. 266
• Dulton Realty, Inc. v. State · 132 N.W.2d 394
• Vang v. Mount · 220 N.W.2d 498
• Northwestern Improvement Co. v. State · 220 N.W. 436
• Kangas-Jacobsen Dairy, Inc. v. Lloyd-Smith · 241 Minn. 317
• Minnich v. Gardner · 292 U.S. 48

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• Wilson v. Marceil GreenHalgh Bishop · 412 N.E.2d 522
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• Guilliams v. Commissioner of Revenue · 299 N.W.2d 138
• Sisson v. Triplett · 428 N.W.2d 565
• Westling v. County of Mille Lacs · 581 N.W.2d 815
• Continental Retail, LLC v. County of Hennepin · 801 N.W.2d 395
• Texaco, Inc. v. Short · 454 U.S. 516
• State v. Merrill · 450 N.W.2d 318
• McGuire v. C & L RESTAURANT INC. · 346 N.W.2d 605
• State v. Behl · 564 N.W.2d 560
• In Re Tveten · 402 N.W.2d 551
• Carlton v. State · 816 N.W.2d 590
• Mammenga v. State Department of Human Services · 442 N.W.2d 786
• Manufactured Housing Institute v. Pettersen · 347 N.W.2d 238
• State v. Christie · 506 N.W.2d 293
• Boline v. Doty · 345 N.W.2d 285
• Commissioner of Revenue v. Richardson · 302 N.W.2d 23
• Reserve Mining Co. v. State · 310 N.W.2d 487
• Hegenes v. State · 328 N.W.2d 719
• Odell v. City of Eagan · 348 N.W.2d 792

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