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State Ex Rel. Richards v. Moorer

Decided October 12, 1929. Richard Cannon Watts wrote the opinion for the court.

150 S.E. 269 · Cited 73 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.

United States v. Grimaud · 220 U.S. 506
Buttfield v. Stranahan · 192 U.S. 470
Poindexter v. Greenhow · 114 U.S. 270
New York Ex Rel. Lieberman v. Van De Carr · 199 U.S. 552
Michigan Central Railroad v. Powers · 201 U.S. 245
In Re Kollock · 165 U.S. 526
Board of Comm'rs of City and County of Denver v. Home Savings Bank · 236 U.S. 101
BOARD OF LIQUIDATION & Cv LOUISIANA · 179 U.S. 622
Union Bridge Co. v. United States · 204 U.S. 364
United States v. Realty Co. · 163 U.S. 427
Hewitt v. Board of Medical Examiners · 84 P. 39
People v. . Beakes Dairy Co. · 119 N.E. 115
Shields v. City of Loveland · 74 Colo. 27
People v. Witte · 315 Ill. 282
People v. . Kaye · 106 N.E. 122
Leser v. Lowenstein · 98 A. 712
In re Continuing Appropriations · 18 Colo. 192
Jackson v. Conneautville Borough School District · 280 Pa. 601
Barnwell v. Matthews · 128 S.E. 712
McKiever v. City of Sumter · 135 S.E. 60
People v. Dunn · 80 Cal. 211
Jeffreys v. Huston · 23 Idaho 372
Martin v. Saye · 145 S.E. 186
Wayman v. Southard · 23 U.S. 1
Town of Guilford v. . the Supervisors of Chenango County · 13 N.Y. 143

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