State Supreme Court / Ohio

Patton v. Pennsylvania Rd. Co.

Decided December 20, 1939. Roy L. Hart wrote the opinion for the court.

24 N.E.2d 597 · Cited 66 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.

Pennsylvania Rd. Co. v. Rusynik · 159 N.E. 826
Toledo Term. Rd. Co. v. Hughes · 154 N.E. 916
Swoboda v. Brown · 196 N.E. 274

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Inkster v. Associated Estates, Unpublished Decision (7-6-2006) · 2006 Ohio 3499
North v. Pennsylvania Rd. Co. · 9 Ohio St. 2d 169
Woodworth v. New York Central Rd. · 80 N.E.2d 142
Gigliotti v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Rd. · 157 N.E.2d 447
Cobb, Jr. v. Bushey · 89 N.E.2d 466
Lawrence v. Toledo Terminal Rd. Co. · 96 N.E.2d 7
Mills v. City of Cleveland · 117 N.E.2d 471
Betras v. G. M. McKelvey Co. · 76 N.E.2d 280
Dardy v. Thompson · 2014 Ohio 2700
Starost v. Bradley, Unpublished Decision (1-29-1999)
Taylor v. Webster · 221 N.E.2d 479
Cornett v. New York Central Railroad · 87 Ohio Law. Abs. 124
Eisenhuth v. Moneyhon · 161 Ohio St. (N.S.) 367
Boles v. Baltimore & Ohio Rd. · 168 Ohio St. (N.S.) 551

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