Northern States Power Co. v. Lyon Food Products, Inc.

Decided May 23, 1975. John J. Todd wrote the opinion for the court.

229 N.W.2d 521 · Cited 62 times

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• Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co. · 282 U.S. 555
• Balafas v. Angelos · 293 Minn. 94
• Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance Co. v. Anderson · 152 N.W.2d 476
• Trimbo v. Minnesota Valley Natural Gas Co. · 260 Minn. 386
• Willmar Gas Co. Inc. v. Duininck · 236 Minn. 499
• Northrup v. Miles Homes, Inc. of Iowa · 204 N.W.2d 850

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