Shark v. Thompson

Decided September 4, 1985. Herman Fredrick Gierke III wrote the opinion for the court.

373 N.W.2d 859 · Cited 53 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.

• Union State Bank v. Woell · 357 N.W.2d 234
• Thompson v. Nettum · 163 N.W.2d 91
• CIT Corporation v. Hetland · 143 N.W.2d 94
• Stetson v. Investors Oil, Inc. · 140 N.W.2d 349
• Dorgan v. Kouba · 274 N.W.2d 167
• Buettner v. Nostdahl · 204 N.W.2d 187
• Keller v. Vermeer Manufacturing Company · 360 N.W.2d 502
• Kunze v. Stang · 191 N.W.2d 526
• Okken v. Okken Estate · 348 N.W.2d 447
• Soby Construction, Inc. v. Skjonsby Truck Line, Inc. · 275 N.W.2d 336
• Fettig v. Whitman · 285 N.W.2d 517
• Ternes v. Farmers Union Central Exchange · 144 N.W.2d 386
• First State Bank of Buxton v. Thykeson · 361 N.W.2d 613
• Willman v. Harty Co. · 305 N.W.2d 909

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