State Supreme Court / Mich.

Hitchman v. Township of Oakland

Decided January 8, 1951. Leland W. Carr wrote the opinion for the court.

45 N.W.2d 306 · Cited 52 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.

Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. · 272 U.S. 365
Senefsky v. City of Huntington Woods · 12 N.W.2d 387
City of North Muskegon v. Miller · 227 N.W. 743
Northwood Properties Co. v. Royal Oak City Inspector · 39 N.W.2d 25
Portage Township v. Full Salvation Union · 29 N.W.2d 297
Pere Marquette Railway Co. v. Muskegon Township Board · 298 N.W. 393
Moreland v. Armstrong · 297 N.W. 60
Frischkorn Construction Co. v. Redford Township Building Inspector · 24 N.W.2d 209
Elizabeth Lake Estates v. Township of Waterford · 26 N.W.2d 788
Bankers Trust Co. v. Bradfield · 36 N.W.2d 870

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