Placek v. City of Sterling Heights

Decided February 8, 1979. G. Mennen Williams wrote the opinion for the court.

275 N.W.2d 511 · Cited 391 times

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• Great Northern Railway Co. v. Sunburst Oil & Refining Co. · 287 U.S. 358
• City of Kalamazoo v. Priest · 49 N.W.2d 52
• Krause v. Ryan · 74 N.W.2d 20
• Parker v. Port Huron Hospital · 105 N.W.2d 1
• Holser v. City of Midland · 48 N.W.2d 208
• Williams v. City of Detroit · 111 N.W.2d 1
• Bricker v. Green · 21 N.W.2d 105
• Kaatz v. State · 540 P.2d 1037
• Myers v. Genesee County Auditor · 133 N.W.2d 190
• McGuire v. Rabaut · 92 N.W.2d 299
• Placek v. City of Sterling Heights · 217 N.W.2d 900
• Beauchamp v. Olsen · 42 Mich. App. 323
• Nga Li v. Yellow Cab Co. · 532 P.2d 1226
• Spence v. Three Rivers Builders & Masonry Supply, Inc. · 90 N.W.2d 873
• Siirila v. Barrios · 248 N.W.2d 171
• Montgomery v. Stephan · 101 N.W.2d 227
• Felgner v. Anderson · 133 N.W.2d 136
• Womack v. Buchhorn · 187 N.W.2d 218
• Jones v. Watson · 570 P.2d 284
• Koehler v. Thom · 281 N.W. 336
• Vanderah v. Olah · 199 N.W.2d 449
• Buchholtz v. Deitel · 229 N.W.2d 448
• Keevis v. Tookey · 201 N.W.2d 661
• State Ex Rel. Washington State Finance Committee v. Martin · 384 P.2d 833

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