Folan v. STATE/DCYF

Decided January 22, 1999. Joseph Robert Weisberger wrote the opinion for the court.

723 A.2d 287 · Cited 63 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.

• Byers v. Labor & Industry Review Commission · 561 N.W.2d 678
• DiQuinzio v. Panciera Lease Co., Inc. · 612 A.2d 40
• Hornsby v. Southland Corp. · 487 A.2d 1069
• College-Town, Division of Interco, Inc. v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination · 508 N.E.2d 587
• Phillips v. City of Seattle · 766 P.2d 1099
• Reese v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 731 P.2d 497
• Ellis v. Rhode Island Public Transit Authority · 586 A.2d 1055
• Boscaglia v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. · 362 N.W.2d 642
• Sabella v. Manor Care, Inc. · 915 P.2d 901
• National India Rubber Co. v. Kilroe · 173 A. 86
• Meyers v. Chapman Printing Co., Inc. · 840 S.W.2d 814
• Brennan v. Kirby · 529 A.2d 633
• Byrd v. Richardson-Greenshields Securities, Inc. · 552 So. 2d 1099
• Defenders of Animals, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Management · 553 A.2d 541
• Benders v. Board of Governors for Higher Education · 636 A.2d 1313

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