State Supreme Court / Mont.

Martel v. Montana Power Co.

Decided March 10, 1988. William E. Hunt Sr. wrote the opinion for the court.

752 P.2d 140 · Cited 52 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.

Seppi v. Betty · 579 P.2d 683
Barmeyer v. Montana Power Co. · 657 P.2d 594
Ogden v. Montana Power Co. · 747 P.2d 201
Klaudt v. Flink · 658 P.2d 1065
Gebhardt v. D. A. Davidson & Co. · 661 P.2d 855
Owens v. Parker Drilling Co. · 676 P.2d 162
Derenberger v. Lutey · 674 P.2d 485
Bielski v. Schulze · 16 Wis. 2d 1
Stepanek v. Kober Construction · 625 P.2d 51
A. J. Sweet of La Crosse, Inc. v. Industrial Commission · 16 Wis. 2d 98
North v. Bunday · 735 P.2d 270
Lazetich v. Miller · 206 Mont. 247

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State v. Bieber · 2007 MT 262
State v. Damon · 2005 MT 218
State v. Ayers · 2003 MT 114
State v. Snell · 2004 MT 334
DeMars v. Carlstrom · 948 P.2d 246
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