State Supreme Court / Ind.

Dague v. Piper Aircraft Corp.

Decided March 26, 1981. Alfred J. Pivarnik wrote the opinion for the court.

418 N.E.2d 207 · Cited 233 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.

Sidle v. Majors · 341 N.E.2d 763
State Ex Rel. Test v. Steinwedel · 180 N.E. 865
Silver v. Silver · 280 U.S. 117
Bright v. McCullough · 27 Ind. 223
Thompson v. Thompson · 286 N.E.2d 657
WOERNER, ETC. v. City of Indianapolis · 177 N.E.2d 34
State Ex Rel. Bynum v. LaPorte Superior Court No. 1 · 291 N.E.2d 355
Allen Co. Department of Public Welfare v. Ball, Memorial Hospital Assoc., Inc. · 252 N.E.2d 424
Loza v. State · 325 N.E.2d 173
Orbison v. WELSH, GOVERNOR · 179 N.E.2d 727
Ule v. State · 194 N.E. 140
Travis v. Rochester Bridge Co. · 188 Ind. 79
Maule Coal Co. v. Partenheimer · 155 Ind. 100
State v. Gilbert · 219 N.E.2d 892
Stith Petroleum Co. v. Department of Audit & Control · 5 N.E.2d 517
Baldwin v. State · 194 Ind. 303
State v. Myers · 146 Ind. 36
Johnson v. St. Vincent Hospital, Inc. · 404 N.E.2d 585
Blue v. Beach · 155 Ind. 121
Short v. Texaco, Inc. · 406 N.E.2d 625

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