Cummins v. City of Seymour

Decided November 15, 1881. Byron K. Elliott wrote the opinion for the court.

79 Ind. 491 · Cited 70 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.

• Weis v. City of Madison · 75 Ind. 241
• Ross v. Thompson · 78 Ind. 90
• Transportation Co. v. Chicago · 99 U.S. 635
• Haynes v. Thomas · 7 Ind. 38
• Jackson School Township v. Farlow · 75 Ind. 118
• Common Council v. Croas · 7 Ind. 9
• City of Logansport v. Wright · 25 Ind. 512
• Haag v. Board of Comm'rs of Vanderburgh Co. · 60 Ind. 511
• Macy v. City of Indianapolis · 17 Ind. 267
• Driftwood Valley Turnpike Co. v. Board of Commissioners · 72 Ind. 226
• City of Indianapolis v. Huffer · 30 Ind. 235
• Protzman v. Indianapolis & Cincinnati Railroad · 9 Ind. 467
• City of Delphi v. Evans · 36 Ind. 90
• McCowan v. Whitesides · 31 Ind. 235
• Johnson v. Common Council of Indianapolis · 16 Ind. 227
• Tate v. Ohio & Mississippi Railroad · 7 Ind. 479
• Stackhouse v. City of Lafayette · 26 Ind. 17
• Roll v. City of Indianapolis · 52 Ind. 547
• City of Lafayette v. Bush · 19 Ind. 326
• City of Aurora v. Fox · 78 Ind. 1
• Browning v. Board of Commissioners · 44 Ind. 11
• City of Indianapolis v. Tate · 39 Ind. 282

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• City of Evansville v. Decker · 84 Ind. 325
• Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railway Co. v. Eberle · 110 Ind. 542
• Dantzer v. Indianapolis Union Railway Co. · 141 Ind. 604
• Platter v. City of Seymour · 86 Ind. 323
• Hodge v. Town of Kingman · 519 N.E.2d 1266
• Freigy v. Gargaro Company, Inc. · 60 N.E.2d 288
• People's Gas Co. v. Tyner · 131 Ind. 277
• O'Brien v. Central Iron & Steel Co. · 158 Ind. 218
• Meyer v. Town of Boonville · 162 Ind. 165
• Town of Woodruff Place v. Raschig · 147 Ind. 517
• City of Valparaiso v. Hagen · 153 Ind. 337
• Landes v. Walls · 160 Ind. 216
• Los Angeles County Flood Control District v. Southern California Edison Co. · 51 Cal. 2d 331
• Board of Commissioners v. Deprez · 87 Ind. 509
• Fossion v. Landry · 123 Ind. 136
• Elson, Etc. v. City of Indpls., Etc. · 204 N.E.2d 857
• Adams v. Ohio Falls Car Co. · 131 Ind. 375
• City of Indianapolis v. Consumers Gas Trust Co. · 140 Ind. 107
• Murphy v. City of Indianapolis · 158 Ind. 238
• Peck v. City of Michigan City · 149 Ind. 670
• Indiana State Fair Board v. Hockey Corp. of America · 333 N.E.2d 104
• Greene, Mayor v. Holmes · 166 N.E. 281
• Rissing v. City of Fort Wayne · 137 Ind. 427
• Butt v. Iffert · 171 Ind. 554
• Lowe v. City of Lawrenceburg · 177 Ind. 629

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