State Supreme Court / Mich.

Kirby v. Larson

Decided July 18, 1977. G. Mennen Williams wrote the opinion for the court.

256 N.W.2d 400 · Cited 126 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.

United States v. Reliable Transfer Co. · 421 U.S. 397
Vanderah v. Olah · 199 N.W.2d 449
Sun Oil Company v. Seamon · 84 N.W.2d 840
Ilins v. Burns · 201 N.W.2d 624
Socony Vacuum Oil Co. v. Marvin · 21 N.W.2d 841
City of Dearborn v. Bacila · 90 N.W.2d 863
Wheelock v. Eyl · 223 N.W.2d 276
Bricker v. Green · 21 N.W.2d 105
Zeni v. Anderson · 243 N.W.2d 270
Sting v. Davis · 185 N.W.2d 360
Shreve v. Leavitt · 214 N.W.2d 739
Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc. · 398 U.S. 375
Great Northern Railway Co. v. Sunburst Oil & Refining Co. · 287 U.S. 358
Nga Li v. Yellow Cab Co. · 532 P.2d 1226
The Oregon · 158 U.S. 186
The City of New York · 147 U.S. 72
The Victory & the Plymothian · 168 U.S. 410
The Umbria · 166 U.S. 404
The Ludvig Holberg · 157 U.S. 60
Codling v. Paglia · 32 N.Y.2d 330
Manistee Bank & Trust Co. v. McGowan · 232 N.W.2d 636
Parker v. Port Huron Hospital · 105 N.W.2d 1
Spence v. Three Rivers Builders & Masonry Supply, Inc. · 90 N.W.2d 873
Montgomery v. Stephan · 101 N.W.2d 227
Felgner v. Anderson · 133 N.W.2d 136

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