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Johnson v. Atlantic Coast Line R.

Decided May 26, 1927. Eugene Satterwhite Blease wrote the opinion for the court.

140 S.E. 443 · Cited 58 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.

Washington Gas Light Co. v. Lansden · 172 U.S. 534
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. Prentice · 147 U.S. 101
Keokuk & Western Railroad v. Missouri · 152 U.S. 301
Cohens v. Virginia · 19 U.S. 264
Logan v. Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line R. R. · 64 S.E. 515
Schumpert v. Southern Ry. · 43 S.E. 813
Watts v. South Bound R. R. · 38 S.E. 240
Rhame v. City of Sumter · 101 S.E. 832
Sumter Trust Co. v. Holman · 132 S.E. 811
Webber v. Town of Jonesville · 77 S.E. 857
Calder v. Southern Ry. · 71 S.E. 841
Elms v. Southern Power Co. · 60 S.E. 1110
Cobb v. Columbia, &c., Railroad · 37 S.C. 194
State v. Renew · 132 S.E. 613
State v. Sullivan · 121 S.E. 47
Skipper v. Clifton Mfg. Co. · 36 S.E. 509
Reeves v. Southern Ry. · 46 S.E. 543
Scott v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. · 89 S.E. 1038

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