State Highway Commissioner v. Detroit City Controller

Decided October 1, 1951. Henry M. Butzel wrote the opinion for the court.

331 Mich. 337 · Cited 64 times

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• W. B. Worthen Co. v. Kavanaugh · 295 U.S. 56
• McGahey v. Virginia · 135 U.S. 662
• Boyer-Campbell Co. v. Fry · 260 N.W. 165
• Russell v. Sebastian · 233 U.S. 195
• Gruen v. State Tax Commission · 211 P.2d 651
• State Ex Rel. Richards v. Moorer · 150 S.E. 269
• Controversy Between California Toll Bridge Authority & City & County of San Francisco v. Wentworth · 298 P. 485
• Reed v. Secretary of State · 41 N.W.2d 491
• California Toll Bridge Authority v. Kelly · 21 P.2d 425
• Mayor of Port Huron v. City Treasurer of Port Huron · 43 N.W.2d 77
• Attorney General Ex Rel. Eaves v. State Bridge Commission · 269 N.W. 388
• Moses v. Meier · 35 P.2d 981
• Board of Education v. Blondell · 232 N.W. 375
• Keefe v. Oakland County Drain Commissioner · 11 N.W.2d 220
• City of Pontiac v. Simonton · 261 N.W. 103

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