Seifert v. . City of Brooklyn

Decided January 19, 1886. William C. Ruger wrote the opinion for the court.

4 N.E. 321 · Cited 112 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.

• Pumpelly v. Green Bay Co. · 80 U.S. 166
• Baltimore & Potomac Railroad v. Fifth Baptist Church · 108 U.S. 317
• St. Peter v. . Denison · 58 N.Y. 416
• Scriver v. . Smith · 3 N.E. 675
• Lynch v. Mayor of New York · 76 N.Y. 60
• Smith v. Mayor of New York · 66 N.Y. 295

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