State Supreme Court / Idaho

George W. Watkins Family v. Messenger

Decided September 24, 1990. Larry Monroe Boyle wrote the opinion for the court.

797 P.2d 1385 · Cited 132 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Idaho Gold Dredging Corp. v. Boise Payette Lumber Co. · 37 P.2d 407
Idaho Falls Bonded Produce & Supply Co. v. General Mills Restaurant Group, Inc. · 665 P.2d 1056
Viking Pools, Inc. v. Maloney · 770 P.2d 732
Daou v. Harris · 678 P.2d 934
Umphrey v. Sprinkel · 682 P.2d 1247
Carpenter v. Twin Falls County · 691 P.2d 1190
State v. Ankney · 704 P.2d 333
Idaho Mutual Benefit Ass'n v. Robison · 154 P.2d 156
State, Department of Law Enforcement v. One 1955 Willys Jeep, V.I.N. 573481691 · 595 P.2d 299
Sherwood & Roberts, Inc. v. Riplinger · 650 P.2d 677
C. Forsman Real Estate Company v. Hatch · 547 P.2d 1116
Idaho Power Co. v. Idaho Public Utilities Commission · 639 P.2d 442
Noble v. State · 727 P.2d 473
Oregon Shortline Railroad Co. v. City of Chubbuck · 474 P.2d 244
State v. Groseclose · 171 P.2d 863
Walker v. Hensley Trucking · 691 P.2d 1187
University of Utah Hospital & Medical Center v. Bethke · 101 Idaho 245
Sullivan v. Sullivan · 639 P.2d 435
Glick v. Town of Gilbert · 599 P.2d 848
Doolittle v. Morley · 292 P.2d 476
Belt v. Belt · 679 P.2d 1144
Myer v. Ada County · 293 P. 322
Colgan v. STATE, DEPT. OF REV., ETC. · 623 P.2d 871

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State ex rel. Higginson v. United States · 128 Idaho 246
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare v. Jackman · 132 Idaho 213
Drennon v. Idaho State Correctional Institution · 181 P.3d 524
County of Twin Falls v. Hettinga · 254 P.3d 510
DEPT. OF HEALTH AND WELFARE v. Jackman · 970 P.2d 6
Johnson v. Sanchez · 99 P.3d 620
Harris v. Alessi · 120 P.3d 289
Bowman v. Idaho Transportation Department · 135 Idaho 843
State v. Hillman · 143 Idaho 295

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