Klein v. Catalano

Decided July 7, 1982. Ruth Abrams wrote the opinion for the court.

437 N.E.2d 514 · Cited 233 times

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• City of Mounds View v. Walijarvi · 263 N.W.2d 420
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• McDonough v. Whalen · 313 N.E.2d 435
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• Harmon v. Angus R. Jessup Associates, Inc. · 619 S.W.2d 522
• President of Georgetown College v. Madden · 505 F. Supp. 557
• McClanahan v. American Gilsonite Co. · 494 F. Supp. 1334
• Smith v. Allen-Bradley Company · 371 F. Supp. 698
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• Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · 348 U.S. 483
• Ferguson v. Skrupa · 372 U.S. 726
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