People v. . O'Brien

Decided November 27, 1888. William C. Ruger wrote the opinion for the court.

18 N.E. 692 · Cited 258 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.

• People v. Brooklyn, Flatbush & Coney Island Railway Co. · 89 N.Y. 75
• New York & Oswego Midland Railroad v. Van Horn · 57 N.Y. 473
• Kilbourn v. Thompson · 103 U.S. 168
• Sinking-Fund Cases · 99 U.S. 700
• Langdon v. . Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y. · 93 N.Y. 129
• Greenwood v. Freight Co. · 105 U.S. 13
• Mumma v. Potomac Co. · 33 U.S. 281
• Memphis & Little Rock Railroad v. Railroad Commissioners · 112 U.S. 609
• People v. Globe Mutual Life Insurance · 91 N.Y. 174
• Tomlinson v. Jessup · 82 U.S. 454
• People Ex Rel. Peake v. Board of Supervisors · 43 N.Y. 130
• New Orleans, Spanish Fort & Lake Railroad v. Delamore · 114 U.S. 501
• People Ex Rel. Kimball v. . B. and A.R.R. Co. · 70 N.Y. 569

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