State Supreme Court / Minn.

Lake v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Decided July 30, 1998. Esther Tomljanovich wrote the opinion for the court.

582 N.W.2d 231 · Cited 108 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.

Cain v. Hearst Corp. · 878 S.W.2d 577
Renwick v. News & Observer Publishing Co. · 312 S.E.2d 405
Nieting v. Blondell · 235 N.W.2d 597
Sullivan v. Pulitzer Broadcasting Co. · 709 S.W.2d 475
Shaughnessy v. Eidsmo · 23 N.W.2d 362
Richie v. Paramount Pictures Corp. · 544 N.W.2d 21
Mahnke v. Northwest Publications, Inc. · 160 N.W.2d 1
Brunson v. Ranks Army Store · 73 N.W.2d 803
Anderson Ex Rel. Anderson v. Stream · 295 N.W.2d 595
Johnson v. Dirkswager · 315 N.W.2d 215

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