Powell v. Employment Security Commission

Decided April 2, 1956. Talbot Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

75 N.W.2d 874 · Cited 52 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.

• United States v. Silk · 331 U.S. 704
• Rutherford Food Corp. v. McComb · 331 U.S. 722
• Globe Grain & Milling Co. v. Industrial Commission · 91 P.2d 512
• Pazan v. Unemployment Compensation Commission · 73 N.W.2d 327
• Michigan Bulb Co. v. Unemployment Compensation Commission · 60 N.W.2d 150
• Salmon v. Bagley Laundry Co. · 74 N.W.2d 1
• Nordman v. Calhoun · 51 N.W.2d 906
• Bonifas-Gorman Lumber Co. v. Unemployment Compensation Commission · 21 N.W.2d 163
• O'Brian v. Michigan Unemployment Compensation Commission · 14 N.W.2d 560
• Department of Labor & Industry v. Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co. · 368 Pa. 276
• Brinker v. Koenig Coal & Supply Co. · 20 N.W.2d 301
• Schobert v. Inter-County Drainage Board · 69 N.W.2d 814
• Louis A. Demute, Inc. v. Employment Security Commission · 64 N.W.2d 545

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• Nichol v. Billot · 279 N.W.2d 761
• Choate v. Landis Tool Co. · 486 F. Supp. 774
• Foster v. Employment Security Commission · 166 N.W.2d 316
• Askew v. MacOmber · 247 N.W.2d 288
• Nichol v. Billot · 263 N.W.2d 345
• Industro-Motive Corp. v. Wilke · 150 N.W.2d 544
• Volk v. X-Rite, Inc. · 599 F. Supp. 2d 1118
• S. G. Borello & Sons, Inc. v. Department of Industrial Relations · 769 P.2d 399
• Kirby v. Larson · 256 N.W.2d 400
• Farrell v. Dearborn Manufacturing Co. · 330 N.W.2d 397
• Tata v. Muskovitz · 94 N.W.2d 71
• Goodchild v. Erickson · 134 N.W.2d 191
• Hoffman v. National MacHine Co. · 317 N.W.2d 289
• Nevada Industrial Commission v. Bibb · 374 P.2d 531
• American Mutual Liability Insurance v. Michigan Mutual Liability Co. · 64 Mich. App. 315
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• White v. Searls & White Tree Service · 231 N.W.2d 522
• Woody v. Waibel · 554 P.2d 492
• Renfroe v. Higgins Rack Coating & Manufacturing Co. · 169 N.W.2d 326
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• Sun Oil Company v. Seamon · 84 N.W.2d 840
• Cronk v. Chevrolet Local 659 · 189 N.W.2d 16

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