Illinois Central Railroad v. Williams

Decided December 18, 1961. William Nathaniel Ethridge Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

135 So. 2d 831 · Cited 52 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.

• Boyd v. Illinois Central R. R. · 52 So. 2d 21
• Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. Ives · 144 U.S. 408
• Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. White · 278 U.S. 456
• Russell v. Mississippi Central Railroad · 125 So. 2d 283
• Teche Lines, Inc. v. Bateman · 139 So. 159
• New Orleans, Etc., R. Co. v. Hegwood · 124 So. 66
• Buford v. O'Neal · 240 Miss. 883

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• Hagan Storm Fence Co. v. Edwards · 148 So. 2d 693
• Estate of Bloodworth v. Illinois Central Railroad · 129 So. 3d 888
• West v. State · 485 So. 2d 681
• Strantz v. Pinion · 652 So. 2d 738
• Elsworth v. Glindmeyer · 234 So. 2d 312
• Hartford Insurance Group v. Massey · 216 So. 2d 415
• Love v. Love · 74 So. 3d 928
• Illinois Central Railroad v. Young · 120 So. 3d 992
• Pope v. Sanders · 217 So. 2d 1
• New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad v. Phillips · 252 Miss. 438
• Still v. Hampton and Branchville Railroad · 189 S.E.2d 15
• Poole v. Southern Railway Co. · 157 S.E.2d 175
• Noah v. General Motors Corp. · 882 So. 2d 235
• Noel's Auto Electric Service, Inc. v. Jones · 516 So. 2d 503
• Archer v. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad · 186 So. 2d 470
• Sills v. Illinois Central Railroad · 246 Miss. 497
• Westbrook v. Railroad · 688 S.W.2d 453

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