Wells v. City of Vancouver

Decided April 2, 1970. Walter Thomas McGovern wrote the opinion for the court.

467 P.2d 292 · Cited 61 times

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• McLeod v. Grant County School District No. 128 · 255 P.2d 360
• Raymond v. Paradise Unified School District · 218 Cal. App. 2d 1
• Guerin v. Thompson · 335 P.2d 36
• Rose v. Nevitt · 355 P.2d 776
• Raffensperger v. Towne · 370 P.2d 593
• Morgan v. State · 430 P.2d 947

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