Shields v. City of Shreveport

Decided May 28, 1991. Luther F. Cole wrote the opinion for the court.

579 So. 2d 961 · Cited 80 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.

• Southeastern Community College v. Davis · 442 U.S. 397
• Davis v. Bucher · 451 F. Supp. 791
• Yellow Freight System, Inc. v. Donnelly · 494 U.S. 820
• Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Bowen · 482 A.2d 921
• Kelley v. Bechtel Power Corp. · 633 F. Supp. 927
• Sibley v. Bd. of Sup'rs of Louisiana State University · 477 So. 2d 1094
• State v. Dixon · 449 So. 2d 463
• Whitlock v. Donovan · 598 F. Supp. 126
• Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. McGovern · 481 So. 2d 574
• Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. Dumaine · 550 So. 2d 1197
• Healy v. Bergman · 609 F. Supp. 1448

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