State Supreme Court / S.D.

Schmidt v. Wildcat Cave, Inc.

Decided December 21, 1977. Lawrence J. Zastrow wrote the opinion for the court.

261 N.W.2d 114 · Cited 91 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. Dunn · 268 U.S. 121
Sabbagh v. Professional & Business Men's Life Ins. Co. · 116 N.W.2d 513
Dwyer v. Christensen · 92 N.W.2d 199
Lang v. Burns · 97 N.W.2d 863
Baker v. Jewell · 96 N.W.2d 299
Ross v. Foss · 92 N.W.2d 147
Kressly v. Theberge · 112 N.W.2d 232
Kowing v. Williams · 67 N.W.2d 780
Boos v. Claude · 9 N.W.2d 262
Englebert v. Ryder · 91 N.W.2d 739
Sambo v. Semmler · 248 N.W. 197
Shaffer v. Honeywell, Inc. · 249 N.W.2d 251
Mueller v. Mueller · 221 N.W.2d 39
Moore v. Kluthe & Lane Ins. Agency, Inc. · 234 N.W.2d 260
Swenson v. Chevron Chemical Company · 234 N.W.2d 38
Fredrick v. Dreyer · 257 N.W.2d 835

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