Davis v. Mercer Lumber Co.

Decided March 28, 1905. James H. Jordan wrote the opinion for the court.

164 Ind. 413 · Cited 77 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.

• Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. Kellogg · 94 U.S. 469
• Davis Coal Co. v. Polland · 158 Ind. 607
• Purcell v. English · 86 Ind. 34
• Gregory v. Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad · 112 Ind. 385
• Monteith v. Kokomo Wood Enameling Co. · 159 Ind. 149
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Lloyd · 165 Ind. 52
• Indianapolis Street Railway Co. v. Schmidt · 163 Ind. 360
• American Rolling Mill Co. v. Hullinger · 161 Ind. 673
• Island Coal Co. v. Swaggerty · 159 Ind. 664
• Wolfe v. McMillan · 117 Ind. 587
• Diezi v. G. H. Hammond Co. · 156 Ind. 583

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• Hines v. Sweeney · 28 Wyo. 57
• King v. Inland Steel Co. · 177 Ind. 201
• George v. Iowa & Southwestern Railway Co. · 183 Iowa 994
• Bartley v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway Co. · 41 N.E.2d 805
• Watts v. Evansville, Mt. Carmel & Northern Railway Co. · 191 Ind. 27
• Fox v. Barekman · 178 Ind. 572
• Richmond Light, Heat & Power Co. v. Rau · 184 Ind. 117
• Edwards v. Southern Ry. Co. · 169 So. 715
• Kokomo Brass Works v. Doran · 59 Ind. App. 583
• City of Indianapolis v. Pell · 62 Ind. App. 191
• Laporte Carriage Co. v. Sullender · 165 Ind. 290
• Inland Steel Co. v. Yedinak · 172 Ind. 423
• Indianapolis Union Railway Co. v. Waddington · 169 Ind. 448
• Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Tauer · 176 Ind. 621
• Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. Pritchard · 168 Ind. 398
• Chicago & Erie Railroad v. Dinius · 170 Ind. 222
• Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Sudhoff · 173 Ind. 314
• New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad v. Hamlin · 170 Ind. 20
• Indiana Union Traction Co. v. Keiter · 175 Ind. 268
• Chandler Coal Co. v. Sams · 170 Ind. 623
• Annadall v. Union Cement & Lime Co. · 165 Ind. 110

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