Murphy v. Spelts-Schultz Lumber Co.

Decided March 20, 1992. William C. Hastings wrote the opinion for the court.

481 N.W.2d 422 · Cited 167 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.

• Mennonite Deaconess Home & Hospital, Inc. v. Gates Engineering Co. · 363 N.W.2d 155
• Wilson v. F & H Construction Co. · 428 N.W.2d 914
• Witherspoon v. Sides Const. Co., Inc. · 362 N.W.2d 35
• Hawkins Construction Co. v. Matthews Co., Inc. · 209 N.W.2d 643
• Grand Island School District 2 v. Celotex Corp. · 279 N.W.2d 603
• Union Pacific Railroad v. Kaiser Agricultural Chemical Co. · 425 N.W.2d 872
• Rosnick v. Marks · 357 N.W.2d 186
• Georgetowne Ltd. Partnership v. Geotechnical Services, Inc. · 430 N.W.2d 34
• Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska v. Wilscam Mullins Birge, Inc. · 433 N.W.2d 478
• El Fredo Pizza, Inc. v. Roto-Flex Oven Co. · 261 N.W.2d 358
• Condon v. AH Robins Co., Inc. · 349 N.W.2d 622
• Swassing v. Baum · 240 N.W.2d 24
• National Crane Corp. v. Ohio Steel Tube Co. · 332 N.W.2d 39
• O'Keefe Elevator Co. v. Second Avenue Properties, Ltd. · 343 N.W.2d 54
• L.J. Vontz Construction Co. v. Department of Roads · 440 N.W.2d 664
• MacKu by and Through MacKu v. Drackett Prod. Co. · 343 N.W.2d 58
• Tiwald v. Dewey · 378 N.W.2d 671
• Hillcrest Country Club v. N.D. Judds Co. · 461 N.W.2d 55
• Williams v. Kingery Construction Co. · 404 N.W.2d 32
• Wibbels v. Unick · 426 N.W.2d 244
• Moore v. Puget Sound Plywood, Inc. · 332 N.W.2d 212
• Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska v. Lueder Construction Co. · 433 N.W.2d 485
• Stacey v. Pantano · 131 N.W.2d 163
• Smith v. Butler Manufacturing Co. · 433 N.W.2d 493
• Peterson v. North American Plant Breeders · 354 N.W.2d 625

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