Town v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.

Decided July 31, 1997. Dorothy Comstock Riley wrote the opinion for the court.

568 N.W.2d 64 · Cited 203 times

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• Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · 450 U.S. 248
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792
• Matras v. Amoco Oil Co. · 385 N.W.2d 586
• Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Criswell · 472 U.S. 400
• Vaughan v. Must, Inc. · 542 N.W.2d 533
• Durant v. Stahlin · 135 N.W.2d 392
• Mulholland v. DEC International Corp. · 443 N.W.2d 340
• Havelick v. Julius Wile Sons & Co., Inc. · 445 F. Supp. 919

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