Iowa State Highway Commission v. Smith

Decided May 7, 1957. Theodore G. Garfield wrote the opinion for the court.

82 N.W.2d 755 · Cited 86 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.

• Liddick v. City of Council Bluffs · 5 N.W.2d 361
• State Ex Rel. Gebelin v. Department of Highways · 8 So. 2d 71
• Breinig v. Allegheny County · 2 A.2d 842
• Anderlik v. Iowa State Highway Commission · 38 N.W.2d 605
• Gates v. City of Bloomfield · 53 N.W.2d 279
• Perkins v. Palo Alto County · 60 N.W.2d 562
• Jones Beach Boulevard Estate, Inc. v. Moses · 197 N.E. 313
• Burnquist v. Cook · 19 N.W.2d 394
• City of Fort Smith v. Van Zandt · 122 S.W.2d 187
• Nelson Et Ux. v. State Highway Board · 1 A.2d 689
• Holman v. State of California · 217 P.2d 448
• Ridgway v. City of Osceola · 139 Iowa 590
• Royal Transit, Inc. v. Village of West Milwaukee · 266 Wis. 271
• Brady v. Smith · 79 S.E.2d 851
• SWEET v. Irrigation Canal Co. · 256 P.2d 252
• Genazzi v. County of Marin · 263 P. 825
• Nalon v. City of Sioux City · 250 N.W. 166

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• Lehman v. Iowa State Highway Commission · 99 N.W.2d 404
• Linge v. Iowa State Highway Commission · 150 N.W.2d 642
• Simkins v. City of Davenport · 232 N.W.2d 561
• Wilson v. Iowa State Highway Commission · 90 N.W.2d 161
• Ark. State Highway Comm. v. Union Planters Natl. Bank · 333 S.W.2d 904
• Stefan Auto Body v. State Highway Commission · 21 Wis. 2d 363
• Hendrickson v. State · 267 Minn. 436
• Okemo Mountain, Inc. v. Town of Ludlow · 762 A.2d 1219
• State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. Silva · 378 P.2d 595
• Darnall v. State · 108 N.W.2d 201
• Warren v. Iowa State Highway Commission · 93 N.W.2d 60
• Barnes v. North Carolina State Highway Commission · 126 S.E.2d 732
• State v. Gannons Inc. · 145 N.W.2d 321
• State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. Danfelser · 384 P.2d 241
• State Ex Rel. Herman v. Schaffer · 467 P.2d 66
• State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. Lavasek · 385 P.2d 361
• Keiffer v. King County · 572 P.2d 408
• Chandler v. Hjelle · 126 N.W.2d 141
• Flowers v. City of Morgantown · 272 S.E.2d 663
• Braden v. Board of Supervisors · 261 Iowa 973
• Hampton v. State Ex Rel. Road Commission · 445 P.2d 708
• Yegen v. City of Bismarck · 291 N.W.2d 422
• A AND S, INC. v. Iowa State Highway Commission · 116 N.W.2d 496
• Skaff v. Sioux City · 168 N.W.2d 789
• Braden v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF POTTAWATTAMIE CO. · 157 N.W.2d 123

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