Johnson v. Wayne County

Decided September 1, 1995. Dennis Kolenda wrote the opinion for the court.

540 N.W.2d 66 · Cited 59 times

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• Smith v. Department of Public Health · 410 N.W.2d 749
• York v. City of Detroit · 475 N.W.2d 346
• Wade v. Department of Corrections · 483 N.W.2d 26
• Marlin v. City of Detroit · 517 N.W.2d 305
• Radtke v. Everett · 501 N.W.2d 155
• Rushing v. Wayne County · 462 N.W.2d 23
• People v. Bullock · 485 N.W.2d 866
• Peterman v. Department of Natural Resources · 521 N.W.2d 499
• Dedes v. Asch · 521 N.W.2d 488
• Manning v. City of Hazel Park · 509 N.W.2d 874
• Duran v. Detroit News, Inc. · 504 N.W.2d 715
• Linebaugh v. Sheraton Michigan Corp. · 497 N.W.2d 585
• Vermilya v. Dunham · 489 N.W.2d 496
• Patterson v. Kleiman · 500 N.W.2d 761
• Wieringa v. Blue Care Network · 207 Mich. App. 142

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