Shimanovsky v. General Motors Corp.

Decided February 20, 1998. John L. Nickels wrote the opinion for the court.

692 N.E.2d 286 · Cited 163 times

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• Sander v. Dow Chemical Co. · 651 N.E.2d 1071
• Boatmen's National Bank v. Martin · 614 N.E.2d 1194
• Ashford v. Ziemann · 459 N.E.2d 940
• Sarver v. Barrett Ace Hardware, Inc. · 349 N.E.2d 28
• People Ex Rel. General Motors Corp. v. Bua · 226 N.E.2d 6
• In Re Estate of Hoover · 615 N.E.2d 736
• Miller v. Gupta · 672 N.E.2d 1229
• Shelbyville Mutual Insurance v. Sunbeam Leisure Products Co. · 634 N.E.2d 1319
• Caryl Richards, Inc. v. Superior Court · 188 Cal. App. 2d 300

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