Helman v. Sacred Heart Hospital

Decided May 9, 1963. Frank Hale wrote the opinion for the court.

381 P.2d 605 · Cited 76 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.

• Prentice Packing & Storage Co. v. United Pacific Insurance · 106 P.2d 314
• Seattle-First National Bank v. Rankin · 367 P.2d 835
• Smith v. American Mail Line, Ltd. · 363 P.2d 133
• Grange v. Finlay · 364 P.2d 234
• Ruff v. Fruit Delivery Co. · 157 P.2d 730
• Schmidt v. Pioneer United Dairies · 373 P.2d 764
• Arthurs v. National Postal Transport Ass'n · 304 P.2d 685
• Weissman v. Department of Labor & Industries · 326 P.2d 743

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