Mitcham v. City of Detroit

Decided January 12, 1959. John D. Voelker wrote the opinion for the court.

94 N.W.2d 388 · Cited 557 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.

• Routhier v. City of Detroit · 61 N.W.2d 593
• Dolby v. State Highway Commissioner · 278 N.W. 694
• Arrand v. Graham · 298 N.W. 281
• Wells v. Flint Trolley Coach, Inc. · 88 N.W.2d 285
• Crase v. City of Detroit · 67 N.W.2d 93
• Kaminski v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad · 79 N.W.2d 899
• Manning v. Bishop of Marquette · 76 N.W.2d 75
• MacRes v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. · 287 N.W. 922
• Higdon v. Carlebach · 83 N.W.2d 296
• Fish v. Grand Trunk Western Railway · 267 N.W. 568
• Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance v. Matthew Stores, Inc. · 84 N.W.2d 755
• Attorney General Ex Rel. Commissioner of Insurance v. Lapeer Farmers Mutual Fire Ins. · 297 N.W. 232
• Mathews v. United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices of Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry of United States & Canada · 351 Mich. 293
• Monaghan v. Pavsner · 80 N.W.2d 218
• Fontana v. Ford Motor Co. · 270 N.W. 266
• Taylor v. Butcher · 84 N.W.2d 779
• Helmer v. Dearborn National Insurance · 30 N.W.2d 399
• Conant v. Bosworth · 50 N.W.2d 842
• Wortman v. R. L. Coolsaet Construction Co. · 9 N.W.2d 50
• McKenzie v. Nelson · 91 N.W.2d 15
• Cashaw v. Great Lakes Greyhound Lines, Inc. · 49 N.W.2d 183

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• People v. McGraw · 771 N.W.2d 655
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• Jones v. Porretta · 405 N.W.2d 863
• Cox v. Flint Board of Hospital Managers · 651 N.W.2d 356
• Totman v. Royal Oak School District · 352 N.W.2d 364
• People v. Norman · 457 N.W.2d 136
• Sanchez v. Lagoudakis · 552 N.W.2d 472
• Department of Civil Rights Ex Rel. Parks v. General Motors Corp. · 317 N.W.2d 16
• Kasza v. City of Detroit · 120 N.W.2d 784
• In re Review of Consumers Energy Co. Renewable Energy Plan · 293 Mich. App. 254
• In re Michigan Consolidated Gas Co.'s Compliance · 294 Mich. App. 119
• Maiden v. Rozwood · 597 N.W.2d 817
• People v. Waclawski · 780 N.W.2d 321
• Innovation Ventures v. Liquid Manufacturing · 499 Mich. 491
• Wilson v. Taylor · 577 N.W.2d 100
• Yee v. Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners · 651 N.W.2d 756
• Mettler Walloon, LLC v. Melrose Township · 761 N.W.2d 293
• Mudge v. MacOmb County · 580 N.W.2d 845
• People v. Bean · 580 N.W.2d 390
• People v. Hurst · 238 N.W.2d 6
• Gross v. General Motors Corp. · 528 N.W.2d 707
• Goolsby v. City of Detroit · 358 N.W.2d 856
• In Re REISMAN ESTATE · 702 N.W.2d 658
• People v. Dye · 427 N.W.2d 501

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