State Supreme Court / Ind.

Matter of Lawrance

Decided September 16, 1991. Randall T. Shepard wrote the opinion for the court.

579 N.E.2d 32 · Cited 163 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.

State Ex Rel. Smitherman v. Davis, Etc. · 151 N.E.2d 495
In Re Quinlan · 355 A.2d 647
Matter of Jobes · 529 A.2d 434
Conservatorship of Drabick · 200 Cal. App. 3d 185
State ex rel. Gregory v. Boyd · 172 Ind. 196
Covey v. Town of Somers · 351 U.S. 141
Eichner v. Dillon · 52 N.Y.2d 363
Bartholomew County Hospital v. Ryan · 440 N.E.2d 754
Schloendorff v. Society of the New York Hospital · 105 N.E. 92
Superintendent of Belchertown State School v. Saikewicz · 370 N.E.2d 417
Brophy v. New England Sinai Hospital, Inc. · 497 N.E.2d 626
In the Matter of Spring · 405 N.E.2d 115
Thompson v. Thompson · 286 N.E.2d 657
Barber v. Superior Court · 147 Cal. App. 3d 1006
Foremost Life Insurance v. Department of Insurance · 409 N.E.2d 1092
In re Peter · 108 N.J. 365
Indiana Education Employment Relations Board v. Mill Creek Classroom Teachers Ass'n · 456 N.E.2d 709
Mueller v. Mueller · 287 N.E.2d 886
Eads, Etc. v. J. & J. Sales · 275 N.E.2d 802
Krochta v. State Ex Rel. Allen · 372 N.E.2d 475
City of Jeffersonville v. Louisville & Jeffersonville Bridge Co. · 169 Ind. 645
Hall v. State · 493 N.E.2d 433
In Re the Marriage of Stariha · 509 N.E.2d 1117

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