Swanson v. Champion International Corp.

Decided April 8, 1982. John C. Sheehy wrote the opinion for the court.

646 P.2d 1166 · Cited 51 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.

• Fisher v. Missoula White Pine Sash Company · 518 P.2d 795
• Tuttle v. Morrison-Knudsen Co., Inc. · 580 P.2d 1379
• Skauge v. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 565 P.2d 628
• Krohmer v. Dahl · 402 P.2d 979
• State Ex Rel. Carroll v. District Court of the First Judicial District · 364 P.2d 739
• Oliveras v. Caribou-Four Corners, Inc. · 598 P.2d 1320
• Pottern v. Bache Halsey Stuart, Inc. · 589 P.2d 1378

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