State Supreme Court / Ind.

Matthews v. State

Decided March 6, 1958. James A. Emmert wrote the opinion for the court.

148 N.E.2d 334 · Cited 74 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.

United States v. Miller · 307 U.S. 174
Mutual Film Corp. v. Industrial Commission of Ohio · 236 U.S. 230
Douglas v. Noble · 261 U.S. 165
Prata Undertaking Co. v. State Board of Embalming & Funeral Directing · 182 A. 808
Domestic Block Coal Co. v. DeArmey · 179 Ind. 592
State v. . Ballance · 51 S.E.2d 731
Batchelor v. State · 189 Ind. 69
Lee v. Delmont · 36 N.W.2d 530
Adams v. New Kensington · 55 A.2d 392
Ennis v. State Highway Commission · 108 N.E.2d 687
Noelke v. State · 15 N.E.2d 950
Weiner v. Borough of Stratford, County of Camden · 104 A.2d 659
State v. Arnold · 144 Ind. 651
Clayton v. Bennett · 298 P.2d 531
McIntyre v. State · 170 Ind. 163
Thompson v. Tobacco Root Co-Op. State Grazing District · 193 P.2d 811
Switzer v. State · 8 N.E.2d 80
Whittle v. Nesmith · 51 So. 2d 6
State v. Ballance · 229 N.C. 764
Greencastle Township v. Black · 5 Ind. 557

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