Shields v. Gerhart

Decided January 27, 1995. John A. Dooley III wrote the opinion for the court.

658 A.2d 924 · Cited 94 times

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• Benning v. State · 641 A.2d 757
• Shields v. Gerhart · 582 A.2d 153
• Cronin v. State · 531 A.2d 929
• Grievance of Morrissey · 538 A.2d 678
• Rockhouse Mountain Property Owners Ass'n v. Town of Conway · 127 N.H. 593
• O'BRIEN v. Island Corp. · 596 A.2d 1295
• Convention Center Referendum Committee v. Board of Elections & Ethics · 399 A.2d 550
• Federal Deposit Insurance v. Meyer · 510 U.S. 471
• Corum v. University of North Carolina · 413 S.E.2d 276
• Gay Law Students Ass'n v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 595 P.2d 592
• Davis v. Burke · 179 U.S. 399
• Provens v. Stark County Board of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities · 64 Ohio St. 3d 252
• Sheltra v. Smith · 392 A.2d 431
• Doria v. University of Vermont · 589 A.2d 317
• Wilder v. Aetna Life & Casualty Insurance · 433 A.2d 309
• Welch v. Seery · 411 A.2d 1351
• Anchor Hocking Glass Corp. v. Barber · 105 A.2d 271
• Blouin v. Anton · 431 A.2d 489
• Huntington v. Department of Social & Rehabilitation Services · 139 Vt. 416
• Robitaille v. Rubin · 615 A.2d 1025
• Gour v. Morse · 652 F. Supp. 1166
• Peper v. Princeton University Board of Trustees · 389 A.2d 465
• Moresi v. State, Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries · 567 So. 2d 1081
• Widgeon v. Eastern Shore Hospital Center · 479 A.2d 921
• Kelley Property Development, Inc. v. Town of Lebanon · 226 Conn. 314

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