White Industries, Inc. v. Cessna Aircraft Co.

Decided March 20, 1985. Ross Thompson Roberts wrote the opinion for the court.

611 F. Supp. 1049 · Cited 69 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.

• Monsanto Co. v. Spray-Rite Service Corp. · 465 U.S. 752
• Stevenson v. Commonwealth · 237 S.E.2d 779
• People v. Burgess · 155 N.E. 745
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 505 F. Supp. 1190
• Courtney v. Courtney · 542 P.2d 164
• City of Cleveland v. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. · 538 F. Supp. 1257
• Boyd v. Ozark Air Lines, Inc. · 419 F. Supp. 1061

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