Western Michigan University Board of Control v. State

Decided July 29, 1997. Dorothy Comstock Riley wrote the opinion for the court.

565 N.W.2d 828 · Cited 86 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.

• West Ottawa Public Schools v. Director, Department of Labor · 309 N.W.2d 220
• Western Michigan University Board of Control v. State · 536 N.W.2d 609
• Tryc v Michigan Veterans’ Facility · 545 N.W.2d 642
• Gebhardt v. O'ROURKE · 510 N.W.2d 900
• Branum v. Board of Regents of University · 145 N.W.2d 860
• Universities Research Assn., Inc. v. Coutu · 450 U.S. 754
• United States v. P. Koenig Coal Co. · 270 U.S. 512
• Regents of the University v. Employment Relations Commission · 204 N.W.2d 218
• Altman v. Meridian Township · 487 N.W.2d 155
• Wayne County Prosecutor v. Department of Corrections · 548 N.W.2d 900
• Ludington Service v. ACTING COMMISSIONER OF INS. · 511 N.W.2d 661
• Gross v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. · 274 N.W.2d 817
• Sinas v. City of Lansing · 170 N.W.2d 23
• Rice v. Michigan Sugar Co. · 269 N.W.2d 202

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