State Supreme Court / Minn.

McDonnell v. Commissioner of Public Safety

Decided June 7, 1991. Esther Tomljanovich wrote the opinion for the court.

473 N.W.2d 848 · Cited 103 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 v. Andrews · 212 N.W.2d 863
Raley v. Ohio · 360 U.S. 423
Friedman v. Commissioner of Public Safety · 473 N.W.2d 828
McDonnell v. Commissioner of Public Safety · 460 N.W.2d 363
State v. Willis · 332 N.W.2d 180
State, Department of Public Safety v. Held · 246 N.W.2d 863
Prideaux v. State Dept. of Public Safety · 247 N.W.2d 385
State v. Slowinski · 450 N.W.2d 107
State v. Biron · 266 Minn. 272
Gunderson v. Commissioner of Public Safety · 351 N.W.2d 6
State v. Miller · 316 N.W.2d 23
Minnesota Association of Public Schools v. Hanson · 178 N.W.2d 846
Hoff v. Kempton · 317 N.W.2d 361
St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce v. Marzitelli · 258 N.W.2d 585
State v. Abe · 289 N.W.2d 158

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