Payton v. Abbott Labs

Decided June 22, 1982. Neil L. Lynch wrote the opinion for the court.

437 N.E.2d 171 · Cited 399 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.

• Dziokonski v. Babineau · 380 N.E.2d 1295
• George v. Jordan Marsh Company · 268 N.E.2d 915
• Agis v. Howard Johnson Co. · 355 N.E.2d 315
• Summers v. Tice · 33 Cal. 2d 80
• Keyes v. Construction Service, Inc. · 165 N.E.2d 912
• Berman v. Allan · 404 A.2d 8
• Diaz v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 302 N.E.2d 555
• Mone v. Greyhound Lines, Inc. · 331 N.E.2d 916
• Torigian v. Watertown News Co. Inc. · 225 N.E.2d 926
• Bliss v. Passanesi · 95 N.E.2d 206
• Pevoski v. Pevoski · 358 N.E.2d 416
• Tucker v. Badoian · 384 N.E.2d 1195
• Dillon v. Legg · 68 Cal. 2d 728
• Sinn v. Burd · 404 A.2d 672
• Simon v. Solomon · 431 N.E.2d 556
• Ferriter v. Daniel O'Connell's Sons, Inc. · 413 N.E.2d 690
• Bichler v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 55 N.Y.2d 571
• Corso v. Merrill · 119 N.H. 647
• Sorensen v. Sorensen · 339 N.E.2d 907
• Barnhill v. Davis · 300 N.W.2d 104
• Colla v. Mandella · 1 Wis. 2d 594
• D'Ambra v. United States · 338 A.2d 524
• Fitzgerald v. Meissner & Hicks, Inc. · 38 Wis. 2d 571
• Phillips v. United States · 508 F. Supp. 537
• McIntyre v. ASSOCIATES FIN. SERV. CO. OF MASS., INC. · 328 N.E.2d 492

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• Ellenwood v. Exxon Shipping Co. · 795 F. Supp. 31
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