State Supreme Court / N.J.

Helmsley v. Borough of Fort Lee

Decided October 17, 1978. Worrall Fredrick Mountain wrote the opinion for the court.

394 A.2d 65 · Cited 121 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.

Birkenfeld v. City of Berkeley · 550 P.2d 1001
Marshal House, Inc. v. Rent Control Board of Brookline · 266 N.E.2d 876
Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co. · 270 U.S. 587
Smyth v. Ames · 171 U.S. 361
Smyth v. Ames · 169 U.S. 466
State v. Dumler · 559 P.2d 798
89 Christopher Inc. v. Joy · 35 N.Y.2d 213
Zussman v. Rent Control Board of Brookline · 359 N.E.2d 29
Indiana Tel. Corp. v. Indiana Bell Tel. Co. · 360 N.E.2d 610
Bracey Advertising Co. v. North Carolina Department of Transportation · 241 S.E.2d 146

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