Olsen Ex Rel. Reilly v. Copeland

Decided June 29, 1979. Nathan S. Heffernan wrote the opinion for the court.

280 N.W.2d 178 · Cited 52 times

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• Kojis v. Doctors Hospital · 12 Wis. 2d 367
• Ramsey v. Anctil · 106 N.H. 375
• Shier v. Freedman · 208 N.W.2d 328
• Rappaport v. Nichols · 156 A.2d 1
• Vesely v. Sager · 486 P.2d 151
• Goller v. White · 20 Wis. 2d 402
• Holytz v. City of Milwaukee · 17 Wis. 2d 26
• Dippel v. Sciano · 37 Wis. 2d 443
• A. E. Investment Corp. v. Link Builders, Inc. · 214 N.W.2d 764
• Elder v. Fisher · 217 N.E.2d 847
• Antoniewicz v. Reszczynski · 236 N.W.2d 1
• Majors v. Brodhead Hotel · 416 Pa. 265
• Adamian v. Three Sons, Inc. · 233 N.E.2d 18
• Hass v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co. · 179 N.W.2d 885
• Hamm v. Carson City Nugget, Inc. · 450 P.2d 358
• Moran v. Quality Aluminum Casting Co. · 34 Wis. 2d 542
• Mason v. Roberts · 33 Ohio St. 2d 29
• State v. Hatfield · 78 A.2d 754
• Trail v. Christian · 213 N.W.2d 618
• Carr v. Turner · 385 S.W.2d 656
• Holmes Ex Rel. Holmes v. Circo · 244 N.W.2d 65
• Meade v. Freeman · 462 P.2d 54
• Nelson v. Steffens · 170 Conn. 356
• Thaut v. Finley · 213 N.W.2d 820
• Seibel v. Leach · 288 N.W. 774

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