Gladden v. Arkansas Children's Hospital

Decided May 4, 1987. John I. Purtle wrote the opinion for the court.

728 S.W.2d 501 · Cited 61 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.

• Jackson v. Kinark Corp. · 669 S.W.2d 898
• Weiner v. McGraw-Hill, Inc. · 57 N.Y.2d 458
• Griffin v. Erickson · 642 S.W.2d 308
• Toussaint v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield · 292 N.W.2d 880
• MBM Co., Inc. v. Counce · 596 S.W.2d 681
• Yartzoff v. Democrat-Herald Pub. Co., Inc. · 576 P.2d 356
• Bryant v. Southern Screw MacHine Products Co. · 707 S.W.2d 321
• Pine River State Bank v. Mettille · 333 N.W.2d 622
• Osterkamp v. Alkota Manufacturing, Inc. · 332 N.W.2d 275
• Wagner v. Sperry Univac, Division of Sperry Rand Corp. · 458 F. Supp. 505
• Stalter v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Arkansas · 669 S.W.2d 460
• Petty v. Missouri & Arkansas Railway Co. · 167 S.W.2d 895
• Sandy v. Salter · 541 S.W.2d 929
• Gaulden v. Emerson Electric Co. · 680 S.W.2d 92
• Hinson v. Culberson-Stowers Chevrolet, Inc. · 427 S.W.2d 539
• Goodnight v. Richardson · 286 Ark. 38
• Roberts v. Thompson · 107 F. Supp. 775

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