Wilkinson v. Ellis

Decided January 21, 1980. Edward Roy Becker wrote the opinion for the court.

484 F. Supp. 1072 · Cited 57 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.

• Jones v. Saunders · 422 F. Supp. 1054
• Gagliardi v. Lynn · 446 Pa. 144
• Meyer v. Nebraska · 262 U.S. 390
• Pierce v. Society of Sisters · 268 U.S. 510
• Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. Browning · 310 U.S. 362
• Santiago v. City of Philadelphia · 435 F. Supp. 136
• Commonwealth ex rel. Specter v. Martin · 426 Pa. 102
• Sicola v. First Nat. Bk. of Altoona · 404 Pa. 18
• Kedra v. City of Philadelphia · 454 F. Supp. 652
• J. D. Pflaumer, Inc. v. United States Department of Justice · 450 F. Supp. 1125
• Norton v. McKeon · 444 F. Supp. 384

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