Waldron v. British Petroleum Co.

Decided June 23, 1964. William Bernard Herlands wrote the opinion for the court.

231 F. Supp. 72 · Cited 72 times

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• D. R. Wilder Manufacturing Co. v. Corn Products Refining Co. · 236 U.S. 165
• McConnell v. Commonwealth Pictures Corp. · 7 N.Y.2d 465
• Pastor v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 76 F. Supp. 781
• Trist v. Child · 88 U.S. 441
• Tool Co. v. Norris · 69 U.S. 45
• Snow Crest Beverages, Inc. v. Recipe Foods, Inc. · 147 F. Supp. 907
• Lehmann Trading Corporation v. J & H STOLOW, INC. · 184 F. Supp. 21
• J. I. Case Co. v. Borak · 377 U.S. 426
• Kiefer-Stewart Co. v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. · 340 U.S. 211
• United States v. Buckner · 108 F.2d 921
• Harrison v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. · 115 F. Supp. 312
• Vines v. General Outdoor Advertising Co. · 171 F.2d 487
• Westmoreland Asbestos Co. v. Johns-Manville Corp. · 30 F. Supp. 389
• Miley v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. · 148 F. Supp. 299
• Schwartz v. Broadcast Music, Inc. · 180 F. Supp. 322
• Trebuhs Realty Co. v. News Syndicate Co. · 107 F. Supp. 595
• Skouras Theatres Corp. v. Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corp. · 193 F. Supp. 401
• Image and Sound Service Corp. v. Altec Service Corp. · 148 F. Supp. 237
• Deterjet Corp. v. UNITED AIRCRAFT CORP.(HAMILTON STAND. DIV.) · 211 F. Supp. 348
• Broadcasters, Inc. v. Morristown Broadcasting Corp. · 185 F. Supp. 641
• Washington Professional Basketball Corp. v. National Basketball Ass'n · 147 F. Supp. 154

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