Management Computer Services, Inc. v. Hawkins, Ash, Baptie & Co.

Decided December 20, 1996. N. Patrick Crooks wrote the opinion for the court.

557 N.W.2d 67 · Cited 199 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.

• Fahrenberg v. Tengel · 291 N.W.2d 516
• Powers v. Allstate Insurance · 10 Wis. 2d 78
• Malco, Inc. v. Midwest Aluminum Sales, Inc. · 14 Wis. 2d 57
• Entzminger v. Ford Motor Co. · 177 N.W.2d 899
• Management Computer Services, Inc. v. Hawkins, Ash, Baptie & Co. · 539 N.W.2d 111
• Wangen v. Ford Motor Co. · 294 N.W.2d 437
• Shetney v. Shetney · 181 N.W.2d 516
• Production Credit Asso. of Madison v. Nowatzski · 280 N.W.2d 118
• Jones v. Jenkins · 277 N.W.2d 815
• Kolpin v. Pioneer Power & Light Co. · 469 N.W.2d 595
• Cutler Cranberry Co. v. Oakdale Electric Cooperative · 254 N.W.2d 234
• Appleton State Bank v. Lee · 33 Wis. 2d 690
• Shy v. Industrial Salvage Material Co. · 264 Wis. 118
• Brown v. Maxey · 369 N.W.2d 677
• Pleasure Time, Inc. v. Kuss · 254 N.W.2d 463
• Bank of Sun Prairie v. Opstein · 273 N.W.2d 279
• RTE Corp. v. Maryland Casualty Co. · 247 N.W.2d 171
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Boeck · 377 N.W.2d 605
• Giese v. Montgomery Ward, Inc. · 331 N.W.2d 585
• State v. Escobedo · 170 N.W.2d 709
• Dalton v. Meister · 188 N.W.2d 494
• Ramsey v. Ellis · 484 N.W.2d 331
• State v. Annala · 484 N.W.2d 138
• Nelsen v. Farmers Mutual Automobile Insurance · 4 Wis. 2d 36
• Arjay Investment Co. v. Kohlmetz · 9 Wis. 2d 535

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