Sherlock v. Alling

Decided November 15, 1873. Andrew L. Osborn wrote the opinion for the court.

44 Ind. 184 · Cited 54 times

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• Stokes v. Saltonstall · 38 U.S. 181
• Sinnot v. Davenport · 63 U.S. 227
• Carlisle v. State · 32 Ind. 55
• Cushing v. Owners of the Ship John Fraser · 62 U.S. 184
• Althorf v. . Wolfe · 22 N.Y. 355
• Jeffersonville Railroad v. Hendricks' Administrator · 26 Ind. 228
• Gillenwater v. Madison & Indianapolis Railroad · 5 Ind. 339
• Thayer v. St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute R. R. · 22 Ind. 26
• Hackney v. State · 8 Ind. 494
• Beal v. State · 15 Ind. 378
• Eden v. Lingenfelter · 39 Ind. 19
• Mooklar v. Lewis · 40 Ind. 1
• Alley v. Gavin · 40 Ind. 446
• Wright v. Potter · 38 Ind. 61
• Cass v. Krimbill · 39 Ind. 357

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• City of Delphi v. Lowery · 74 Ind. 520
• Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Jones · 108 Ind. 551
• Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago Railway Co. v. Howard · 124 Ind. 280
• Benham v. State of Indiana · 637 N.E.2d 133
• Indianapolis Street Railway Co. v. Schmidt · 163 Ind. 360
• Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railway Co. v. Greene · 106 Ind. 279
• Jeffersonville, Madison, & Indianapolis Railroad v. Goldsmith · 47 Ind. 43
• Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Kelly · 92 Ind. 371
• Memphis & Cincinnati Packet Co. v. Pikey · 142 Ind. 304
• Pennsylvania Co. v. McCaffrey · 139 Ind. 430
• Powers v. Ellis · 108 N.E.2d 132
• Herrick v. Sayler · 160 F. Supp. 25
• In Re Sutherland's Estate · 204 N.E.2d 520
• Shirley v. Russell · 663 N.E.2d 532
• Benham v. State · 622 N.E.2d 982
• State v. Rorris · 271 N.W. 514
• Waybright v. State · 56 Ind. 122
• Simpson v. Dufour · 126 Ind. 322
• City of Delphi v. Lowehy · 1 Ind. L. Rep. 729

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