Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621

Decided December 14, 1962. James C. Otis wrote the opinion for the court.

264 Minn. 279 · Cited 235 times

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• Principality of Monaco v. Mississippi · 292 U.S. 313
• Hargrove v. Town of Cocoa Beach · 96 So. 2d 130
• Corning Hospital District v. Superior Court · 57 Cal. 2d 488
• Palmer v. Ohio · 248 U.S. 32
• McDowell v. State Highway Commissioner · 112 N.W.2d 491
• Hahn v. City of Ortonville · 238 Minn. 428
• Sayers v. School District No. 1 · 114 N.W.2d 191
• Colorado Racing Commission v. Brush Racing Ass'n · 316 P.2d 582
• Liber v. Flor · 353 P.2d 590
• Dunn v. Schmid · 239 Minn. 559
• State v. Shinkle · 373 P.2d 674
• Stevens v. City of St. Clair Shores · 115 N.W.2d 69
• Muskopf v. Corning Hospital District · 55 Cal. 2d 211
• Holytz v. City of Milwaukee · 17 Wis. 2d 26
• Lipman v. Brisbane Elementary School District · 359 P.2d 465
• Pierce v. Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Ass'n · 260 P.2d 765
• Barker v. City of Santa Fe · 136 P.2d 480
• Buck v. McLean · 115 So. 2d 764
• Stouffer v. Morrison · 400 Pa. 497
• Nelson v. Maine Turnpike Authority · 170 A.2d 687
• Supler v. North Franklin Township School District · 407 Pa. 657

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