Smith v. Jenkins

Decided July 6, 1989. Julia Mack wrote the opinion for the court.

562 A.2d 610 · Cited 79 times

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• Old Colony Trust Co. v. Commissioner · 279 U.S. 716
• Agarwal v. Johnson · 603 P.2d 58
• Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Schendel · 270 U.S. 611
• Schnell v. Peter Eckrich & Sons, Inc. · 365 U.S. 260
• Mathews v. New York Racing Association, Inc. · 193 F. Supp. 293
• Cobb v. Standard Drug Co., Inc. · 453 A.2d 110
• Jackson v. District of Columbia · 412 A.2d 948
• Smith v. Jenkins · 452 A.2d 333
• Parker v. Stein · 557 A.2d 1319
• Jonathan Woodner Co. v. Adams · 534 A.2d 292

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