Williams v. Brown Manufacturing Co.

Decided March 24, 1970. Robert C. Underwood wrote the opinion for the court.

261 N.E.2d 305 · Cited 327 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.

• OS Stapley Company v. Miller · 447 P.2d 248
• Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. · 59 Cal. 2d 57
• Suvada v. White Motor Co. · 210 N.E.2d 182
• Dippel v. Sciano · 37 Wis. 2d 443
• Ettin v. Ava Truck Leasing, Inc. · 251 A.2d 278
• Swenson v. City of Rockford · 136 N.E.2d 777
• Barefield v. La Salle Coca-Cola Bottling Co. · 120 N.W.2d 786
• Brockett v. Harrell Bros., Inc. · 206 Va. 457
• Preston v. Up-Right, Inc. · 243 Cal. App. 2d 636
• Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern Railroad · 229 N.E.2d 504
• Gray v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp. · 176 N.E.2d 761
• Rozny v. Marnul · 250 N.E.2d 656
• Keener v. Dayton Electric Manufacturing Company · 445 S.W.2d 362
• Dunham v. Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co. · 247 N.E.2d 401
• People Ex Rel. General Motors Corp. v. Bua · 226 N.E.2d 6
• Greeno v. Clark Equipment Company · 237 F. Supp. 427
• Millbrae Assn. for Residential Survival v. City of Millbrae · 262 Cal. App. 2d 222
• Buttrick v. Arthur Lessard & Sons, Inc. · 110 N.H. 36
• Rosenau v. City of New Brunswick · 51 N.J. 130
• Carter v. Winter · 204 N.E.2d 755
• Pitts v. Basile · 219 N.E.2d 472
• Madison v. Wedron Silica Co. · 184 N.E. 901
• Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway & Light Co. v. Sprague Electric Co. · 280 Ill. 386
• Brandenburg v. Weaver Manufacturing Co. · 222 N.E.2d 348
• Biggins v. Lambert · 213 Ill. 625

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