Hendrickson v. Minnesota Power & Light Co.

Decided July 8, 1960. Lee Loevinger wrote the opinion for the court.

258 Minn. 368 · Cited 103 times

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Precedents cited

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.

• Hanson v. Bailey · 249 Minn. 495
• Lunderberg v. Bierman · 241 Minn. 349
• Parten v. First National Bank & Trust Co. · 283 N.W. 408
• Baugh v. Rogers · 24 Cal. 2d 200
• Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co. · 235 Minn. 304
• Koenigs v. Travis · 246 Minn. 466
• McDonnell Aircraft Corp. v. Hartman-Hanks-Walsh Painting Co. · 323 S.W.2d 788
• American Motorists Insurance Co. v. Vigen · 5 N.W.2d 397
• Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co. · 355 U.S. 563
• Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp. · 342 U.S. 282
• Washington Gas Light Co. v. District of Columbia · 161 U.S. 316
• Union Stock Yards Co. v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad · 196 U.S. 217
• Westchester Lighting Co. v. Westchester County Small Estates Corp. · 15 N.E.2d 567
• Hendrickson v. Minnesota Power & Light Co. · 258 Minn. 368
• Best v. Yerkes · 77 N.W.2d 23
• Gleason v. Geary · 8 N.W.2d 808
• Gustafson v. Johnson · 235 Minn. 358
• American Automobile Insurance v. Molling · 239 Minn. 74
• London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. Smith · 242 Minn. 211
• Builders Supply Co. v. McCabe · 366 Pa. 322
• San Francisco Unified School District v. California Building Maintenance Co. · 162 Cal. App. 2d 434
• Revel v. American Export Lines, Inc. · 162 F. Supp. 279
• Bond v. Pittsburgh · 368 Pa. 404
• Valerio v. American President Lines, Ltd. · 112 F. Supp. 202
• Whitmarsh v. Durastone Co. · 122 F. Supp. 806

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