Gilson v. Board of Commissioners

Decided April 10, 1891. Silas D. Coffey wrote the opinion for the court.

128 Ind. 65 · Cited 54 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.

• Bright v. McCullough · 27 Ind. 223
• Palmer v. Stumph · 29 Ind. 329
• Stoddard v. Johnson · 75 Ind. 20
• Anderson v. Kerns Draining Co. · 14 Ind. 199
• McMullen v. State ex rel. Kendle · 105 Ind. 334
• People v. Central Pacific Railroad · 43 Cal. 398
• Goodrich v. Winchester & Deerfield Turnpike Co. · 26 Ind. 119
• Reynolds v. Faris · 80 Ind. 14
• Elder v. State · 96 Ind. 162
• Black v. Thomson · 107 Ind. 162
• Young v. Sellers · 106 Ind. 101
• Hill v. Probst · 120 Ind. 528
• John v. Cincinnati, Richmond, & Fort Wayne Railroad · 35 Ind. 539

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• Book v. BOARD OF FLOOD CONTROL COMRS. ETC. · 156 N.E.2d 87
• Book v. Board of Flood Control Commissioners · 239 Ind. 160
• Department of Public Sanitation v. Solan · 97 N.E.2d 495
• Lowe v. Board of Commissioners · 156 Ind. 163
• Martin v. Ben Davis Conservancy District · 153 N.E.2d 125
• Lutz, Atty.-Gen. v. Arnold, Atty. Tr. · 193 N.E. 840
• State ex rel. Lewis v. Smith · 158 Ind. 543
• Smith v. Board of Commissioners · 173 Ind. 364
• Rappaport v. Department of Public Health & Hospitals · 87 N.E.2d 77
• Zoercher v. Indiana Associated Telephone Corp. · 7 N.E.2d 282
• Kelly v. Finney · 194 N.E. 157
• Joint Highway Dist. No. 13 v. Hinman · 32 P.2d 144
• St. Ex Rel. Sch. C. of South Bend v. Thompson, Aud. · 6 N.E.2d 710
• State Ex Rel. O'Donnell v. Flickinger · 7 N.E.2d 192
• Brown v. Baltimore & Ohio & Chicago Railroad · 186 Ind. 81
• State ex rel. Board of Commissioners v. Board of Commissioners · 170 Ind. 595
• Board of Commissioners v. Conner · 155 Ind. 484
• City of Indianapolis v. Navin · 151 Ind. 139
• Henderson v. State ex rel. Stout · 137 Ind. 552
• Board of Commissioner v. Harrell · 147 Ind. 500
• School City of Rushville v. Hayes · 162 Ind. 193
• Board of Commissioners v. State ex rel. Brown · 147 Ind. 476
• State ex rel. Dayton Gravel Road Co. v. Board of Commissioners · 131 Ind. 90
• Edwards v. Cooper · 168 Ind. 54
• Vickery v. Board of Commissioners · 134 Ind. 554

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