State Supreme Court / Mont.

State v. Peterson

Decided July 28, 1958. Wesley Castles wrote the opinion for the court.

328 P.2d 617 · Cited 75 times

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Precedents cited

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.

City of Los Angeles v. Klinker · 25 P.2d 826
People v. Ricciardi · 23 Cal. 2d 390
Montana Railway Co. v. Warren · 137 U.S. 348
Wetmore v. Rymer · 169 U.S. 115
Banner Milling Co. v. State of New York · 148 N.E. 668
Ranck v. City of Cedar Rapids · 134 Iowa 563
Boom Co. v. Patterson · 98 U.S. 403
Joint Highway District No. 9 v. Ocean Shore Railroad · 18 P.2d 413
Kansas City, Olathe, Lawrence & Topeka Railway Co. v. Weidenmann · 77 Kan. 300
Wilson v. Pacific Power & Light Co. · 17 P.2d 846
Spokane Cattle Loan Co. v. Crane Creek Sheep Co. · 36 Idaho 786
People v. Sayig · 101 Cal. App. 2d 890

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State Ex Rel. Herman v. Wilson · 420 P.2d 992
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State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Lahman · 172 Mont. 480
State ex rel. State Highway Commission v. Biastoch Meats, Inc. · 145 Mont. 261
State v. Voyich · 384 P.2d 765
State v. Heltborg · 369 P.2d 521
State Highway Commission v. Wilcox · 468 P.2d 749
County of McCone Ex Rel. Town of Circle-County v. James · 198 Mont. 430
State v. Thelberg · 350 P.2d 988
State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. Olsen · 531 P.2d 1330
Hendrickson v. State · 267 Minn. 436
Darnall v. State · 108 N.W.2d 201
Troiano v. Colorado Department of Highways · 463 P.2d 448
Mabe v. State Ex Rel. Rich · 360 P.2d 799
State Ex Rel. Herman v. Schaffer · 467 P.2d 66
State Highway Commission v. Yost Farm Company · 384 P.2d 277
State Highway Commission v. Greenfield · 399 P.2d 989
James v. State · 397 P.2d 766
State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. Robb · 454 P.2d 313
Jacobson v. State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission · 244 A.2d 419
State ex rel. State Highway Commission v. Bennett · 162 Mont. 386
Adams v. Dept. of Highways of Mont. · 753 P.2d 846
Dooling v. Casey · 448 P.2d 749
Villages of Eden & Hazelton v. Idaho Board of Highway Directors · 367 P.2d 294

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