Elbert v. City of Saginaw

Decided June 29, 1961. John Dethmers wrote the opinion for the court.

109 N.W.2d 879 · Cited 52 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.

• Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co. · 162 N.E. 99
• Boronkay v. Robinson & Carpenter · 160 N.E. 400
• Conners v. Benjamin I. Magid, Inc. · 91 N.W.2d 875
• Spence v. Three Rivers Builders & Masonry Supply, Inc. · 90 N.W.2d 873
• Stewart v. Rudner · 84 N.W.2d 816
• Lyshak v. City of Detroit · 88 N.W.2d 596
• Butrick v. Snyder · 210 N.W. 311
• Daigneau v. Young · 85 N.W.2d 88
• Hopkins v. Lake · 83 N.W.2d 262
• Lober v. Sklar · 97 N.W.2d 617
• Roberts v. Lundy · 4 N.W.2d 74
• Brebner v. Sidney Hill Health System, Inc. · 257 N.W. 745
• Nash v. Mayne · 65 N.W.2d 844

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