Lister v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

Decided April 12, 1976. Bruce F. Beilfuss wrote the opinion for the court.

240 N.W.2d 610 · Cited 280 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.

• Meyer v. Carman · 271 Wis. 329
• Wisconsin Fertilizer Asso. v. Karns · 158 N.W.2d 294
• Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136
• Slawek v. Stroh · 215 N.W.2d 9
• Metzger v. Wisconsin Department of Taxation · 35 Wis. 2d 119
• Bromund v. Holt · 24 Wis. 2d 336
• Townsend v. Wisconsin Desert Horse Ass'n · 167 N.W.2d 425
• Borden Co. v. McDowell · 8 Wis. 2d 246
• State ex rel. Martin v. Reis · 230 Wis. 683
• Schneck v. Mutual Service Casualty Insurance · 18 Wis. 2d 566
• Majerus v. Milwaukee County · 159 N.W.2d 86
• In re State ex rel. Attorney General · 220 Wis. 25
• Sullivan v. Board of Regents · 209 Wis. 242
• Konrad v. State · 4 Wis. 2d 532
• Trempealeau County v. State · 260 Wis. 602
• State Ex Rel. Reynolds v. Smith · 19 Wis. 2d 577
• Wasserman v. City of Kenosha · 217 Wis. 223
• Becker v. Becker · 202 N.W.2d 688
• Theuerkauf v. Schnellbaecher · 218 N.W.2d 295
• Clausen v. Eckstein · 7 Wis. 2d 409
• Aldrich v. Skycoach Air Lines Agency of Milwaukee, Inc. · 266 Wis. 580
• Muench v. Public Service Commission · 261 Wis. 492
• Smith v. Cooper · 475 P.2d 78
• Glasgow v. Beaty · 476 P.2d 75

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• State ex rel. Teaching Assistants Ass'n v. University of Wisconsin-Madison · 96 Wis. 2d 492
• St. Ex Rel. Teach. Assts. v. Wis.-Madison Univ. · 292 N.W.2d 657
• Scarpaci v. Milwaukee County · 292 N.W.2d 816
• Bahr v. State Investment Board · 521 N.W.2d 152
• Walker v. University of Wisconsin Hospitals · 542 N.W.2d 207
• Kimps v. Hill · 546 N.W.2d 151
• Prn Associates LLC v. State of Wisconsin Department of Administration · 2009 WI 53
• Bicknese v. Sutula · 2003 WI 31
• Michael Engelhardt v. City of New Berlin · 921 N.W.2d 714
• Scott v. Savers Property & Casualty Insurance · 262 Wis. 2d 127
• Loy v. Bunderson · 320 N.W.2d 175
• Bostco LLC v. Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District · 350 Wis. 2d 554
• Sheridan v. City of Janesville · 474 N.W.2d 799
• Santiago v. Ware · 556 N.W.2d 356
• Hjerstedt v. Schultz · 338 N.W.2d 317
• Town of Eagle v. Christensen · 529 N.W.2d 245
• Umansky v. ABC Insurance · 2008 WI App 101
• Ottinger Ex Rel. Jassak v. Pinel · 572 N.W.2d 519
• Willow Creek Ranch, L.L.C. v. Town of Shelby · 2000 WI 56
• Kierstyn v. Racine Unified School District · 596 N.W.2d 417
• Yotvat v. Roth · 290 N.W.2d 524
• Eileen W. Legue v. City of Racine · 357 Wis. 2d 250

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