State Supreme Court / Ariz.

Murphy v. State

Decided May 26, 1947. Arthur Thornton LaPrade wrote the opinion for the court.

181 P.2d 336 · Cited 61 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.

Ervien v. United States · 251 U.S. 41
Phoenix Title & Trust Co. v. Old Dominion Co. · 253 P. 435
Crane Co. v. Arizona State Tax Commission · 163 P.2d 656
Strand v. State · 132 P.2d 1011
Bennett v. Grays Harbor County · 130 P.2d 1041
Sumid v. City of Prescott · 230 P. 1103
Eagles v. General Electric Co. · 104 P.2d 912
City of Phoenix v. Moore · 113 P.2d 935
Jarvis v. Hammons · 259 P. 886
City of Phoenix v. State Ex Rel. Conway · 85 P.2d 56
City of Tucson v. Sims · 4 P.2d 673
Nelson v. Wood · 137 S.W.2d 929
Udall v. State Loan Board · 273 P. 721
State v. Cull · 260 P. 1023
State Tax Commission v. Martin · 113 P.2d 640
Brenton Bros. v. Bissell · 239 N.W. 14
Arizona Title Guarantee & Trust Co. v. State · 142 P.2d 212
City of Los Angeles v. Los Angeles Gas & Electric Corp. · 251 U.S. 32
City of Phoenix v. Greer · 29 P.2d 1062
Erie County v. Lamberton · 147 A. 88

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Fain Land & Cattle Co. v. Hassell · 790 P.2d 242
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Greene v. Esquibel · 272 P.2d 330
Korte v. Bayless · 16 P.3d 200
Rae Ann Rumery v. Maria baier/doug Ducey · 231 Ariz. 275
NAT. PARKS & CONS. ASS'N v. Bd. of St. Lands · 869 P.2d 909
Vogts v. Guerrette · 351 P.2d 851
Asarco Inc. v. Kadish · 490 U.S. 605
State v. Cooley · 56 N.W.2d 129
Gladden Farms, Inc. v. State · 633 P.2d 325
Bowman v. Board of Regents · 785 P.2d 71
Propst v. Board of Educational Lands & Funds · 55 N.W.2d 653
Allen v. Webb · 485 P.2d 677
State Ex Rel. Arizona Highway Department v. Lassen · 407 P.2d 747
Guardians v. Wells · 201 Ariz. 255
Farmers Investment Co. v. Arizona State Land Department · 666 P.2d 469
State v. Coerver · 412 P.2d 259
Western Colorado Power Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 411 P.2d 785

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