Pierce v. Green

Decided September 24, 1940. William L. Bliss wrote the opinion for the court.

294 N.W. 237 · Cited 64 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.

• Reagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. · 154 U.S. 362
• United States v. Lee · 106 U.S. 196
• Greene v. Louisville & Interurban Railroad · 244 U.S. 499
• Tiedt v. Carstensen · 61 Iowa 334
• Madsen v. Town of Oakland · 257 N.W. 549
• Sioux City Bridge Co. v. Dakota County · 260 U.S. 441
• Sunday Lake Iron Co. v. Township of Wakefield · 247 U.S. 350
• Raymondv v. Chicago Union Traction Co. · 207 U.S. 20
• Stanley v. Supervisors of Albany · 121 U.S. 535
• Chicago Great Western Railway Co. v. Kendall · 266 U.S. 94
• Hoover v. Iowa State Highway Commission · 222 N.W. 438
• Rolston. v. Missouri Fund Commissioners · 120 U.S. 390
• Johnson v. Wells Fargo & Co. · 239 U.S. 234
• Davis v. Wakelee · 156 U.S. 680
• Poindexter v. Greenhow · 114 U.S. 270
• Pennoyer v. McConnaughy · 140 U.S. 1
• Iowa-Des Moines National Bank v. Bennett · 284 U.S. 239
• Board of Liquidation v. McComb · 92 U.S. 531
• Pelton v. National Bank · 101 U.S. 143
• Shaw v. City Council · 131 Iowa 128
• State v. Erickson · 133 A. 683
• People ex rel. Jones v. Webb · 256 Ill. 364
• Scottish Union & National Insurance v. Herriott · 109 Iowa 606
• Townsend v. Armstrong · 260 N.W. 17
• Morrison v. Patterson · 267 N.W. 704

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• Appanoose County Rural Taxpayers Assoc., Inc. v. Iowa State Tax Commission · 158 N.W.2d 176
• Yoerg v. Iowa Dairy Industry Commission · 60 N.W.2d 566
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• Bd. of Sup'rs of Linn Cty. v. Dept. of Revenue · 263 N.W.2d 227
• Nissen v. International Brotherhood · 295 N.W. 858
• Richards v. Iowa Department of Revenue & Finance · 454 N.W.2d 573
• Lineberger v. Bagley · 2 N.W.2d 305
• Michels v. Watson · 229 Cal. App. 2d 404
• Wise v. Board of Supervisors · 242 Iowa 870
• State Ex Rel. Fenton v. Downing · 155 N.W.2d 517
• Chicago and North Western Railway Co. v. Prentis · 161 N.W.2d 84
• City of Iowa City v. White · 111 N.W.2d 266
• Allgood v. City of Oskaloosa · 1 N.W.2d 211
• Wise v. BOARD OF SUP'RS OF WEBSTER COUNTY · 48 N.W.2d 247
• Tug Valley Recovery Center, Inc. v. Mingo County Commission · 261 S.E.2d 165
• Newton v. City of Grundy Center · 70 N.W.2d 162
• Gamboni v. County of Otoe · 67 N.W.2d 489
• Collins v. State Board of Social Welfare · 81 N.W.2d 4
• Grant v. Norris · 85 N.W.2d 261
• Giebelhausen v. Daley · 95 N.E.2d 84
• Reed v. Gaylord · 216 N.W.2d 327
• Tina Lee v. State of Iowa and Polk County Clerk of Court · 844 N.W.2d 668
• State Ex Rel. Iowa Employment Security Commission v. Des Moines County · 149 N.W.2d 288
• Bussie v. Long · 243 So. 2d 776

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