Farmers Bank of State of Del. v. Bell Mtg. Corp.

Decided June 12, 1978. Walter King Stapleton wrote the opinion for the court.

452 F. Supp. 1278 · Cited 61 times

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• Pure Oil Co. v. Suarez · 384 U.S. 202
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• California Clippers, Inc. v. United States Soccer Football Ass'n · 314 F. Supp. 1057
• Albert Levine Associates v. Bertoni & Cotti · 314 F. Supp. 169
• Adams Dairy Company v. National Dairy Products Corp. · 293 F. Supp. 1135
• ABC Great States, Inc. v. Globe Ticket Company · 310 F. Supp. 739
• King v. Vesco · 342 F. Supp. 120
• Redmond v. Atlantic Coast Football League · 359 F. Supp. 666
• Weinstein v. Norman M. Morris Corp. · 432 F. Supp. 337
• School Dist. of Philadelphia v. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. · 267 F. Supp. 1006
• Muth v. Dechert, Price & Rhoads · 391 F. Supp. 935

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