Ricketts v. Spraker

Decided November 15, 1881. Byron K. Elliott wrote the opinion for the court.

77 Ind. 371 · Cited 65 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.

• Stoddard v. Johnson · 75 Ind. 20
• Muncey v. Joest · 74 Ind. 409
• Palmer v. Stumph · 29 Ind. 329
• Grusenmeyer v. City of Logansport · 76 Ind. 549
• Brocaw v. Board of Commissioners · 73 Ind. 543
• Hellenkamp v. City of Lafayette · 30 Ind. 192
• City of Evansville v. Pfisterer · 34 Ind. 36
• City of Fort Wayne v. Cody · 43 Ind. 197
• Mustard v. Hoppess · 69 Ind. 324
• Weber v. City of San Francisco · 1 Cal. 455
• Musselman v. City of Logansport · 29 Ind. 533

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• Board of Commissioners v. Davis · 136 Ind. 503
• City of Logansport v. Uhl · 99 Ind. 531
• Garvin v. Daussman · 114 Ind. 429
• Chicago & Atlantic Railway Co. v. Sutton · 130 Ind. 405
• Jones v. Cullen · 142 Ind. 335
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• Town of Cicero v. Williamson · 91 Ind. 541
• Montgomery v. Wasem · 116 Ind. 343
• People ex rel. Stevenson v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 261 Ill. 33
• Young v. Wells · 97 Ind. 410
• Martin v. Murphy · 129 Ind. 464
• Vickery v. Board of Commissioners · 134 Ind. 554
• Spraker v. Armstrong · 79 Ind. 577
• Robinson v. City of Valparaiso · 136 Ind. 616
• Board of Commissioners v. Reeves · 148 Ind. 467
• Lowe v. Board of Commissioners · 156 Ind. 163
• Reynolds v. Faris · 80 Ind. 14
• Gas Light & Coke Co. v. City of New Albany · 139 Ind. 660
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