Nicholson v. City of Des Moines

Decided December 14, 1954. Charles F. Wennerstrum wrote the opinion for the court.

67 N.W.2d 533 · Cited 50 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.

• State v. Jensen · 66 N.W.2d 480
• Hall v. City of West Des Moines · 62 N.W.2d 734
• Fitter v. Iowa Telephone Co. · 143 Iowa 689
• Bachelder v. Woodside · 9 N.W.2d 464
• Fowle v. Parsons · 160 Iowa 454
• Burke v. Reiter · 42 N.W.2d 907
• Lutz Et Ux. v. Allegheny County · 195 A. 1
• Moore v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. · 151 Iowa 353
• Davis v. Southern Surety Co. · 153 A. 119
• Nicholson v. City of Des Moines · 60 N.W.2d 240
• Thomas v. Charter · 278 N.W. 920
• Conway v. Alexander · 205 N.W. 351
• Noble v. White · 103 Iowa 352
• State v. Cook · 290 N.W. 550
• Wood v. Wood · 262 N.W. 778
• Adami v. Fowler & Wilson Coal Co. · 189 Iowa 995

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• Rancho Grande, Inc. v. Iowa State Highway Commission · 156 N.W.2d 293
• Long v. Gilchrist · 105 N.W.2d 82
• Sechler v. State · 340 N.W.2d 759
• Smith v. Smithway Motor Xpress, Inc. · 464 N.W.2d 682
• Adams v. Deur · 173 N.W.2d 100
• Henneman v. McCalla · 148 N.W.2d 447
• Castner v. Wright · 127 N.W.2d 583
• Oakes v. Peter Pan Bakers, Inc. · 138 N.W.2d 93
• Kellerhals v. Kallenberger · 103 N.W.2d 691
• Marean v. Petersen · 144 N.W.2d 906
• Jurgens v. Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern Railway Co. · 249 Iowa 711
• Coleman v. Brower Construction Company · 119 N.W.2d 256
• Claim of Patterson v. Estate of Patterson · 189 N.W.2d 601
• Hicks v. Goodman · 85 N.W.2d 6
• Harris v. Deere & Co. · 263 N.W.2d 727
• Osterfoss Ex Rel. Osterfoss v. Illinois Central Railroad · 215 N.W.2d 233
• Smith v. Cedar Rapids Country Club · 124 N.W.2d 557
• Conrad v. Dorweiler · 189 N.W.2d 537
• Larew v. Iowa State Highway Commission · 120 N.W.2d 462
• Yost v. Miner · 163 N.W.2d 557
• Wiese v. Hoffman · 86 N.W.2d 861
• Erickson v. Thompson · 135 N.W.2d 107

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