State Ex Rel. Spire v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.

Decided September 1, 1989. Thomas Michael Shanahan wrote the opinion for the court.

445 N.W.2d 284 · Cited 62 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.

• State ex rel. State Railway Commission v. Ramsey · 151 Neb. 333
• Myers v. Blair Telephone Co. · 194 Neb. 55
• State ex rel. Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Clarke · 98 Neb. 566
• Bard v. Cox Cable of Omaha, Inc. · 416 N.W.2d 4
• Reimer v. K N Energy, Inc. · 388 N.W.2d 479
• Bi-Metallic Investment Co. v. State Board of Equalization · 239 U.S. 441
• Horn v. County of Ventura · 596 P.2d 1134
• State v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co. · 147 Neb. 970
• State v. Kelley · 255 N.W.2d 840
• Obstetricians-Gynecologists, P.C. v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield · 361 N.W.2d 550
• Mullendore v. SCH. D. NO. 1 OF LANCASTER CTY. · 388 N.W.2d 93
• Webber v. City of Scottsbluff · 50 N.W.2d 533
• State Ex Rel. Spire v. Public Employees Retirement Board · 410 N.W.2d 463
• Application of E & B Rigging & Transfer Inc. · 217 N.W.2d 813
• Frenzen v. Taylor · 439 N.W.2d 473
• Rodgers v. Nebraska State Railway Commission · 134 Neb. 832
• Union Transfer Co. v. Bee Line Motor Freight · 150 Neb. 280
• Ewing v. Scotts Bluff County Board of Equalization · 420 N.W.2d 685
• Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co. v. City of Sidney · 181 N.W.2d 682
• Heimbouch v. Victorio Insurance Service, Inc. · 369 N.W.2d 620
• Louis Finocchiaro, Inc. v. Nebraska Liquor Control Commission · 351 N.W.2d 701
• Hroch v. City of Omaha · 413 N.W.2d 287
• Nebraska Railroads of Omaha v. Nebco, Inc. · 231 N.W.2d 505
• City of Scottsbluff v. United Tel. Co. of the West · 106 N.W.2d 12
• Nebraska Limestone Producers Ass'n v. All Nebraska Railroads · 97 N.W.2d 331

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• State Ex Rel. Spire v. Beermann · 455 N.W.2d 749
• State v. Schmailzl · 502 N.W.2d 463
• Schumacher v. Johanns · 722 N.W.2d 37
• State v. Crowdell · 451 N.W.2d 695
• Nebraska Public Service Commission v. Nebraska Public Power District · 590 N.W.2d 840
• Nebraska State Board of Agriculture v. Nebraska State Racing Commission · 478 N.W.2d 270
• State v. Nebraska Ass'n of Public Employees, Local 61 · 239 Neb. 653
• State Ex Rel. Spire v. Strawberries, Inc. · 473 N.W.2d 428
• State v. NEB. ASS'N OF PUBLIC EMP. · 477 N.W.2d 577
• Hoiengs v. County of Adams · 516 N.W.2d 223
• Boyles v. Hausmann · 517 N.W.2d 610
• MAPCO Ammonia Pipeline, Inc. v. State Board of Equalization & Assessment · 471 N.W.2d 734
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Hildebrand · 502 N.W.2d 469
• State v. Philipps · 521 N.W.2d 913
• Robotham Ex Rel. Robotham v. State · 488 N.W.2d 533
• Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America v. State Board of Equalization · 466 N.W.2d 461
• State v. LaChapelle · 451 N.W.2d 689
• Richardson v. Clarke · 512 N.W.2d 653
• In RE McLEOD TELEMANAGEMENT, INC. · 583 N.W.2d 39
• Stewart Trucking, Inc. v. PBX, Inc. · 238 Neb. 958
• McLeod Telemanagement, Inc. v. U S West Communications, Inc. · 255 Neb. 202
• Allied Mut. Ins. v. STATE FARM MUT. · 502 N.W.2d 484
• Fletcher v. Mathew · 448 N.W.2d 576

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