Hamilton's Appeal

Decided October 1, 1940. Marion D. Patterson wrote the opinion for the court.

16 A.2d 32 · Cited 55 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.

• Williams v. Samuel · 2 A.2d 834
• Remsen v. . Wheeler · 12 N.E. 564
• Matter of Trustees of Union College · 129 N.Y. 308
• Southern Railway Co. v. City of Richmond · 175 Va. 308
• State Ex Rel. Webster Groves Sanitary Sewer District v. Smith · 115 S.W.2d 816
• Village of Lemont v. Jenks · 197 Ill. 363
• Shirk v. Lancaster City · 169 A. 557
• Lighton v. Abington Township · 9 A.2d 609
• Carson v. Brockton Sewerage Commission · 182 U.S. 398

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