Smithers v. Barker

Decided December 14, 1937. Laurance M. Hyde wrote the opinion for the court.

111 S.W.2d 47 · Cited 111 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.

• Perkins v. Terminal Railroad Assn. · 102 S.W.2d 915
• Young v. Wheelock · 64 S.W.2d 950
• Womack v. Missouri Pacific Railroad · 88 S.W.2d 368
• McGowan v. Wells · 24 S.W.2d 633
• Larey v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad · 64 S.W.2d 681
• Ziegelmeier v. East St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co. · 51 S.W.2d 1027
• Lamoreux v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. · 87 S.W.2d 640
• McGrath v. Meyers · 107 S.W.2d 792

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