Nelson v. Union Wire Rope Corp.

Decided March 18, 1964. Robert C. Underwood wrote the opinion for the court.

199 N.E.2d 769 · Cited 429 times

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• Glanzer v. . Shepard · 135 N.E. 275
• Kahn v. James Burton Co. · 126 N.E.2d 836
• Wintersteen v. National Cooperage & Woodenware Co. · 197 N.E. 578
• Marks v. Nambil Realty Co., Inc. · 157 N.E. 129
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• Younger v. Giller Contracting Co., Inc. · 196 So. 690
• Bollin v. Elevator Construction & Repair Co. · 63 A.2d 19
• Schulz v. Standard Accident Insurance Company · 125 F. Supp. 411
• Wilson & Toomer Fertilizer Co. v. Lee · 106 So. 462
• Orr v. Avon Florida Citrus Corp. · 177 So. 612
• General Properties Co., Inc. v. Greening · 18 So. 2d 908
• Zamecki v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 95 A.2d 302
• Brickley v. Gulf Coast Construction Co. · 14 So. 2d 265
• Weis-Patterson Lumber Co. v. King · 177 So. 313
• Youngblood v. Henry C. Beck Co. · 91 S.E.2d 796
• Fryer v. New York Brokerage Co. · 152 Iowa 688
• Gallespie v. Thornton · 117 So. 714
• Florida Gravel Co. v. Davis · 170 So. 660
• Ney v. Yellow Cab Co. · 117 N.E.2d 74
• Dobbs v. Sea Isle Hotel · 56 So. 2d 341

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