State Supreme Court / Mich.

DiFranco v. Pickard

Decided December 23, 1986. G. Mennen Williams wrote the opinion for the court.

398 N.W.2d 896 · Cited 173 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.

Cassidy v. McGovern · 330 N.W.2d 22
Advisory Opinion Re Constitutionality of 1972 PA 294 · 1972 PA 294
McDonald v. Oberlin · 338 N.W.2d 725
Burk v. Warren · 359 N.W.2d 541
Kucera v. Norton · 363 N.W.2d 11
Licari v. Elliott · 57 N.Y.2d 230
Tuttle v. Department of State Highways · 243 N.W.2d 244
Workman v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange · 274 N.W.2d 373
Sherrell v. Bugaski · 364 N.W.2d 684
Hermann v. Haney · 296 N.W.2d 278
Watkins v. City Cab Corp. · 296 N.W.2d 162
Kanaziz v. Rounds · 395 N.W.2d 278
Walker v. Caldwell · 385 N.W.2d 703
Shavers v. Attorney General · 267 N.W.2d 72
McMillan v. State Highway Commission · 393 N.W.2d 332
McKendrick v. Petrucci · 247 N.W.2d 349
Brooks v. Reed · 286 N.W.2d 81
Vitale v. Danylak · 254 N.W.2d 593
Argenta v. Shahan · 354 N.W.2d 796
Guerrero v. Schoolmeester · 356 N.W.2d 251
Byer v. Smith · 357 N.W.2d 644
Range v. Gorosh · 328 N.W.2d 128
Butchino v. Bush · 109 A.D.2d 1001
Akin v. Slocum · 395 N.W.2d 269
Farquhar v. Owens · 385 N.W.2d 751

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