Farrington v. Total Petroleum, Inc.

Decided May 25, 1993. Dorothy Comstock Riley wrote the opinion for the court.

501 N.W.2d 76 · Cited 319 times

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• Miklik v. Michigan Special MacHine Co. · 329 N.W.2d 713
• Kostamo v. Marquette Iron Mining Co. · 274 N.W.2d 441
• Dean v. Chrysler Corp. · 455 N.W.2d 699
• Civil Service Commission v. Department of Labor · 384 N.W.2d 728
• Holden v. Ford Motor Co. · 484 N.W.2d 227
• Owendale-Gagetown School District v. State Board of Education · 317 N.W.2d 529
• Workman v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange · 274 N.W.2d 373
• People v. Jahner · 446 N.W.2d 151
• In Re Certified Question · 449 N.W.2d 660
• Zaremba v. Chrysler Corporation · 139 N.W.2d 745
• Reed v. Secretary of State · 41 N.W.2d 491
• People v. Rogers · 475 N.W.2d 717
• Dagenhardt v. Special Machine & Engineering, Inc · 345 N.W.2d 164
• Mottonen v. Calumet & Hecla, Inc. · 105 N.W.2d 33

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