State Supreme Court / Ohio

Smith v. Erie Rd. Co.

Decided July 13, 1938. Arthur Hughes Williams wrote the opinion for the court.

16 N.E.2d 310 · Cited 59 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Chicago v. Taylor · 125 U.S. 161
King v. Stark County · 271 N.W. 771
Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co. v. Prigmore · 68 P.2d 90
Petroli v. Mayor of Baltimore · 171 A. 45
Ford v. Board of Park Commissioners · 148 Iowa 1
Chicago, R. I. & P. R. CO. v. Hughes · 71 P.2d 693
Board of County Commissioners v. Adler · 69 Colo. 290
Thompson v. City of Philadelphia · 177 So. 39

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