Whitehead v. General Telephone Co.

Decided December 17, 1969. Thomas J. Herbert wrote the opinion for the court.

20 Ohio St. 2d 108 · Cited 319 times

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• Norwood v. McDonald · 52 N.E.2d 67
• Vasu v. Kohlers, Inc. · 61 N.E.2d 707
• Conold v. Stern · 35 N.E.2d 133
• Wright v. Schick · 16 N.E.2d 321
• Gibson v. Solomon · 23 N.E.2d 996
• Quinn v. State Ex Rel. Leroy · 160 N.E. 453
• Weiand v. City of Akron · 233 N.E.2d 880

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• Gallimore v. Children's Hosp. Med. Ctr. · 1993 Ohio 205
• Grava v. Parkman Township · 73 Ohio St. 3d 379
• Ameigh v. Baycliffs Corp. · 81 Ohio St. 3d 247
• State v. Goins, Unpublished Decision (3-21-2005) · 2005 Ohio 1439
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• Thompson v. Wing · 70 Ohio St. 3d 176
• Fort Frye Teachers Ass'n v. State Employment Relations Board · 81 Ohio St. 3d 392
• Ft. Frye Teachers Assn., OEA/NEA v. State Emp. Relations Bd. · 1998 Ohio 435
• Thompson v. Wing · 1994 Ohio 358
• State v. Hill · 894 N.E.2d 108
• State ex rel. Kirby v. S.G. Loewendick & Sons, Inc. · 64 Ohio St. 3d 433
• State v. D.M. · 2018 Ohio 3327
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• Goodson v. McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. · 2 Ohio St. 3d 193
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• Teays Valley Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Struckman · 206 N.E.3d 796
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• City of Columbus v. Union Cemetery Ass'n · 45 Ohio St. 2d 47
• T.R. v. A.W. Ex Rel. Pearson · 470 N.E.2d 95

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