State Supreme Court / Ind.

Thornton Ex Rel. Thornton v. Pender

Decided June 20, 1978. Dixon W. Prentice wrote the opinion for the court.

377 N.E.2d 613 · Cited 91 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.

Taylor v. Fitzpatrick · 132 N.E.2d 919
Davison v. Williams · 242 N.E.2d 101
Richmond Gas Corporation v. Reeves · 302 N.E.2d 795
Bixenman v. Hall · 242 N.E.2d 837
Samuel-Hawkins Music Co., Inc. v. Ashby · 205 N.E.2d 679
Martin v. Lilly · 188 Ind. 139
Tyler v. State · 236 N.E.2d 815
Larkins v. Kohlmeyer · 98 N.E.2d 896
Jones v. State · 296 N.E.2d 407
Whitten v. State · 333 N.E.2d 86
Greenwalt v. State · 209 N.E.2d 254
McCague v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad · 71 N.E.2d 569
City of Elkhart v. Middleton · 356 N.E.2d 207
Keeshin Motor Express Co. v. Glassman · 38 N.E.2d 847
Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc. v. Tackett · 323 N.E.2d 242
Munson v. State, Department of Highways · 531 P.2d 1174
City of Terre Haute v. Deckard · 183 N.E.2d 815
Leuck v. Goetz · 280 N.E.2d 847
Smithson v. Dunham · 441 P.2d 823
Ritter v. Andrews Concrete Products & Supply Co. · 93 N.W.2d 787
Jackman v. Montgomery · 320 N.E.2d 770
Lipner v. Lipner · 267 N.E.2d 393
McClenahan v. Des Moines Transit Company · 132 N.W.2d 471
Mireles v. State · 300 N.E.2d 350
Becker v. City of Waterloo · 63 N.W.2d 919

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