State Supreme Court / Wis.

Thompson v. Village of Hales Corners

Decided November 30, 1983. Donald W. Steinmetz wrote the opinion for the court.

340 N.W.2d 704 · Cited 80 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.

Carey v. Piphus · 435 U.S. 247
Sambs v. City of Brookfield · 293 N.W.2d 504
Free v. Bland · 369 U.S. 663
Holytz v. City of Milwaukee · 17 Wis. 2d 26
Meurer v. ITT General Controls · 280 N.W.2d 156
Schmid v. Olsen · 330 N.W.2d 547
Weinhagen v. Hayes · 174 Wis. 233
Johnson v. American Family Mutual Insurance · 287 N.W.2d 729
Harris v. Harvey · 453 F. Supp. 886
Scheuer v. Rhodes · 416 U.S. 232
Yick Wo v. Hopkins · 118 U.S. 356
Martinez v. California · 444 U.S. 277
Zarcone v. Perry · 438 F. Supp. 788

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