Downey v. Charlevoix County Board

Decided April 30, 1998. Kathleen Jansen wrote the opinion for the court.

576 N.W.2d 712 · Cited 83 times

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• Radtke v. Everett · 501 N.W.2d 155
• Harrison v. Olde Financial Corp. · 572 N.W.2d 679
• Koester v. Novi · 540 N.W.2d 765
• Skinner v. Square D Co. · 516 N.W.2d 475
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792
• Quinto v. Cross and Peters Co. · 547 N.W.2d 314
• Meagher v. Wayne State University · 565 N.W.2d 401
• Sumner v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. · 398 N.W.2d 368
• Coleman-Nichols v. Tixon Corp. · 513 N.W.2d 441
• Dunn v. Medina General Hospital · 917 F. Supp. 1185
• Henry v. Guest Services, Inc. · 902 F. Supp. 245
• Kresnak v. City of Muskegon Heights · 956 F. Supp. 1327

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