Culbert v. Sampson's Supermarkets Inc.

Decided April 30, 1982. Elmer H. Violette wrote the opinion for the court.

444 A.2d 433 · Cited 83 times

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• Tobin v. Grossman · 24 N.Y.2d 609
• Dziokonski v. Babineau · 380 N.E.2d 1295
• Wallace v. Coca-Cola Bottling Plants, Inc. · 269 A.2d 117
• Leong Ex Rel. Petagno v. Takasaki · 520 P.2d 758
• Corso v. Merrill · 119 N.H. 647
• D'Ambra v. United States · 338 A.2d 524
• Molien v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · 616 P.2d 813
• Battalla v. State · 10 N.Y.2d 237
• Portee v. Jaffee · 417 A.2d 521
• Hunsley v. Giard · 553 P.2d 1096
• Barnhill v. Davis · 300 N.W.2d 104
• Vaillancourt v. Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, Inc. · 425 A.2d 92
• Stadler v. Cross · 295 N.W.2d 552
• Harmon v. Harmon · 404 A.2d 1020
• National Hearing Aid Centers, Inc. v. Smith · 376 A.2d 456
• Steeves v. Irwin · 233 A.2d 126
• Moulton v. Moulton · 309 A.2d 224
• Harrington v. Inhabitants of the Town of Garland · 381 A.2d 639
• MacArthur v. Dead River Company · 312 A.2d 745

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