District of Columbia v. Peters

Decided June 18, 1987. John M. Ferren wrote the opinion for the court.

527 A.2d 1269 · Cited 95 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.

• Fuller v. Preis · 35 N.Y.2d 425
• McLaughlin v. Sullivan · 123 N.H. 335
• Grant v. F. P. Lathrop Construction Co. · 81 Cal. App. 3d 790
• Lassiter v. District of Columbia · 447 A.2d 456
• Szimonisz v. United States · 537 F. Supp. 147
• District of Columbia v. White · 442 A.2d 159
• Sinai v. Polinger Co. · 498 A.2d 520
• Meek v. Shepard · 484 A.2d 579
• Martin v. George Hyman Construction Co. · 395 A.2d 63
• Orcutt v. Spokane County · 364 P.2d 1102
• Cobb v. Standard Drug Co., Inc. · 453 A.2d 110
• Bethea v. United States · 365 A.2d 64
• Jamison v. Storer Broadcasting Co. · 511 F. Supp. 1286
• Ross v. Lawson · 395 A.2d 54

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