May v. City of Kearney

Decided January 23, 1945. Elwood B. Chappell wrote the opinion for the court.

145 Neb. 475 · Cited 56 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.

• Consumers Public Power District v. City of Sidney · 144 Neb. 6
• Long Island Water Supply Co. v. Brooklyn · 166 U.S. 685
• Reetz v. Michigan · 188 U.S. 505
• United States v. Jones · 109 U.S. 513
• Crane v. Hahlo · 258 U.S. 142
• Adirondack Railway Co. v. New York State · 176 U.S. 335
• Missouri Ex Rel. Hurwitz v. North · 271 U.S. 40
• Eckerson v. City of Des Moines · 137 Iowa 452
• Ross v. Board of Supervisors · 128 Iowa 427
• Steinacher v. Swanson · 131 Neb. 439
• State ex rel. Johnson v. Consumers Public Power District · 143 Neb. 753
• People Ex Rel. Petty v. Thomas · 198 N.E. 363
• State Ex Rel. Consolidated School District No. 2 of Pike County v. Haid · 41 S.W.2d 806
• Carr v. Fenstermacher · 119 Neb. 172
• Cox v. State · 134 Neb. 751
• City of Grand Island v. Willis · 142 Neb. 686
• Department of Banking v. Foe · 136 Neb. 422
• Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Western Union Telegraph Co. · 250 U.S. 363
• Helleberg v. City of Kearney · 139 Neb. 413
• Southern Nebraska Power Co. v. Village of Deshler · 130 Neb. 598
• Bauman v. Ross · 167 U.S. 548
• Garrison v. City of New York · 88 U.S. 196
• Oshkosh Waterworks Co. v. Oshkosh · 187 U.S. 437
• In the Matter, Etc., Village of Middletown · 82 N.Y. 196
• Riley v. Charleston Union Station Co. · 51 S.E. 485

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• Inslee v. City of Bridgeport · 45 N.W.2d 590
• Consumers Public Power District v. Eldred · 146 Neb. 926
• Alexander v. Randall · 133 N.W.2d 124
• Bowers v. City of High Point · 451 S.E.2d 284
• Talbott v. City of Lyrons · 105 N.W.2d 918
• Hammer v. Department of Roads · 120 N.W.2d 909
• Father Flanagan's Boys' Home v. Millard School District · 242 N.W.2d 637
• City of Kearney v. Consumers Public Power District · 146 Neb. 29
• Nickel v. School Board of Axtell · 61 N.W.2d 566
• Sykes v. Belk · 179 S.E.2d 439
• School District No. 49 v. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 65-R · 66 N.W.2d 561
• Hayes v. Sanitary & Improvement District No. 194 · 244 N.W.2d 505
• Noble v. City of Lincoln · 43 N.W.2d 578
• Warren v. Papillion School District No. 27 · 259 N.W.2d 281
• City of Schuyler v. Cornhusker Public Power District · 150 N.W.2d 588
• State v. Northwest Magnesite Co. · 182 P.2d 643
• National Union F. Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. Bruecks · 139 N.W.2d 821
• City of Scottsbluff v. Tiemann · 175 N.W.2d 74
• Reed v. Williamson · 82 N.W.2d 18
• Greer v. Chelewski · 76 N.W.2d 438
• Peoples National Bank v. Linebarger Construction Co. · 240 S.W.2d 12
• Webber v. City of Scottsbluff · 50 N.W.2d 533
• Friedman v. STATE, DEPARTMENT OF ROADS · 157 N.W.2d 855
• Pester v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co. · 186 N.W.2d 711
• Yankton Production Credit Ass'n v. Larsen · 365 N.W.2d 430

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