Tennessee Small School Systems v. McWherter

Decided March 22, 1993. Lyle Reid wrote the opinion for the court.

851 S.W.2d 139 · Cited 163 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.

• Board of Education v. Nyquist · 57 N.Y.2d 27
• Serrano v. Priest · 557 P.2d 929
• Board of Education v. Walter · 58 Ohio St. 2d 368
• McDaniel v. Thomas · 285 S.E.2d 156
• Lujan v. Colorado State Board of Education · 649 P.2d 1005
• Hornbeck v. Somerset County Board of Education · 458 A.2d 758
• DuPree v. Alma School District No. 30 · 651 S.W.2d 90
• Olsen v. State Ex Rel. Johnson · 554 P.2d 139
• Thompson v. Engelking · 537 P.2d 635
• Kukor v. Grover · 436 N.W.2d 568
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483
• Serrano v. Priest · 487 P.2d 1241
• Seattle School District No. 1 v. State · 585 P.2d 71
• Rose v. Council for Better Education, Inc. · 790 S.W.2d 186
• Pauley v. Kelly · 255 S.E.2d 859
• Doe v. Norris · 751 S.W.2d 834
• Horton v. Meskill · 172 Conn. 615
• Washakie County School District Number One v. Herschler · 606 P.2d 310
• Edgewood Independent School District v. Kirby · 777 S.W.2d 391
• Harrison v. Schrader · 569 S.W.2d 822
• Abbott v. Burke · 575 A.2d 359
• Fair School Finance Council of Oklahoma, Inc. v. State · 746 P.2d 1135
• Danson v. Casey · 399 A.2d 360
• Helena Elementary School District No. 1 v. State · 769 P.2d 684
• Richland County v. Campbell · 364 S.E.2d 470

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• Riggs v. Burson · 941 S.W.2d 44
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• Caudill v. Foley · 21 S.W.3d 203
• Newton v. Cox · 878 S.W.2d 105
• National Gas Distributors v. Sevier County Utility District of Sevier County · 7 S.W.3d 41
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