Sponick v. Detroit Police Department

Decided August 29, 1973. S Jerome Bronson wrote the opinion for the court.

211 N.W.2d 674 · Cited 56 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.

• People v. Rosborough · 195 N.W.2d 255
• People v. Whisenant · 187 N.W.2d 229
• Milk Marketing Board v. Johnson · 295 N.W. 346
• Viculin v. Department of Civil Service · 192 N.W.2d 449
• Sheppard v. Maxwell · 384 U.S. 333
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449
• Bell v. Burson · 402 U.S. 535
• Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville · 405 U.S. 156
• Reilly v. Pinkus · 338 U.S. 269
• People v. Cole · 172 N.W.2d 354
• People v. Garcia · 190 N.W.2d 347
• Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104
• People v. Lorentzen · 194 N.W.2d 827
• Dation v. Ford Motor Co. · 22 N.W.2d 252
• Stone v. Earp · 50 N.W.2d 172
• Society of Good Neighbors v. Mayor of Detroit · 36 N.W.2d 308
• Napuche v. Liquor Control Commission · 58 N.W.2d 118
• People v. Qualls · 158 N.W.2d 60
• People v. Sawicki · 145 N.W.2d 236
• People v. Charlie Lee Woods · 169 N.W.2d 473
• Aller v. Detroit Police Department Trial Board · 15 N.W.2d 676
• Purdie v. Detroit Police Department Trial Board · 28 N.W.2d 283
• People v. Wesley Brown · 192 N.W.2d 281
• People v. Murphy · 110 N.W.2d 805
• Martin v. Wayne County Civil Service Commission · 168 N.W.2d 419

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