State Supreme Court / Mich.

Thomas v. Department of State Highways

Decided November 23, 1976. G. Mennen Williams wrote the opinion for the court.

247 N.W.2d 530 · Cited 127 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.

Williams v. City of Detroit · 111 N.W.2d 1
Pittman v. City of Taylor · 247 N.W.2d 512
Maki v. City of East Tawas · 188 N.W.2d 593
Shelley v. Kraemer · 334 U.S. 1
Ex Parte Virginia · 100 U.S. 339
Virginia v. Rives · 100 U.S. 313
Manion v. State Highway Commissioner · 5 N.W.2d 527
McDowell v. State Highway Commissioner · 112 N.W.2d 491
People v. Den Uyl · 31 N.W.2d 699
Johnson v. Board of County Road Commissioners · 235 N.W. 221
Bofysil v. Department of State Highways · 205 N.W.2d 222
Lykins v. Peoples Community Hospital · 355 F. Supp. 52
Civil Rights Cases · 109 U.S. 3
Johnson v. State of California · 447 P.2d 352
Brown v. Wichita State University · 540 P.2d 66
Fisher v. Delaware Township · 87 Kan. 674
Osborne v. Adams County · 109 U.S. 1
Means v. Means · 145 Neb. 441

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Parker v. City of Highland Park · 273 N.W.2d 413
Li v. Feldt · 456 N.W.2d 55
Ross v. Consumers Power Co. · 363 N.W.2d 641
Beauchamp v. Saginaw Township · 253 N.W.2d 355
Berger v. City of Berkley · 275 N.W.2d 2
Pichette v. Manistique Public Schools · 269 N.W.2d 143
Rohrabaugh v. Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority Corp. · 256 N.W.2d 240
Rosario v. City of Lansing · 268 N.W.2d 230
Ovist v. Department of State Highways & Transportation · 326 N.W.2d 468
Bush v. Oscoda Area Schools · 275 N.W.2d 268
Pittman v. City of Taylor · 247 N.W.2d 512
Layton v. Quinn · 328 N.W.2d 95
Ross v. Consumers Power Co. · 287 N.W.2d 319
Keenan v. Secretary of State · 302 N.W.2d 602
Hadfield v. Oakland County Drain Commissioner · 422 N.W.2d 205
Perry v. Kalamazoo State Hospital · 273 N.W.2d 421
Ross v. Consumers Power Co. · 327 N.W.2d 293
White v. City of Detroit · 254 N.W.2d 572
Duncan v. City of Detroit · 261 N.W.2d 26
Li v. Feldt · 468 N.W.2d 268
Randall v. Delta Charter Township · 328 N.W.2d 562
Trezzi v. City of Detroit · 328 N.W.2d 70
Affiliated FM Insurance v. Department of State Highways & Transportation · 272 N.W.2d 239
Allen v. Department of Mental Health · 261 N.W.2d 247
Lee v. City of Utica · 269 N.W.2d 267

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