Woodward v. Stewart

Decided July 9, 1968. William Edmonds Powers wrote the opinion for the court.

243 A.2d 917 · Cited 91 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.

• Haumschild v. Continental Casualty Co. · 7 Wis. 2d 130
• Richards v. United States · 369 U.S. 1
• Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc. · 416 Pa. 1
• Reich v. Purcell · 432 P.2d 727
• Kilberg v. Northeast Airlines, Inc. · 9 N.Y.2d 34
• Emery v. Emery · 45 Cal. 2d 421
• Heath v. Zellmer · 35 Wis. 2d 578
• Casey v. Manson Construction & Engineering Co. · 428 P.2d 898
• Fabricius v. Horgen · 132 N.W.2d 410
• Kopp v. Rechtzigel · 141 N.W.2d 526
• Babcock v. Jackson · 12 N.Y.2d 473
• Clark v. Clark · 107 N.H. 351
• Mellk v. Sarahson · 229 A.2d 625
• Friday v. Smoot · 211 A.2d 594
• Koplik v. C. P. Trucking Corp. · 141 A.2d 34
• Long v. Pan American Airways, Inc. · 16 N.Y.2d 337
• Hopkins v. Lockheed Aircraft Corporation · 201 So. 2d 743
• Thompson v. Thompson · 105 N.H. 86
• Pendar v. the H. B. American Machine Co. · 87 A. 1
• McGrath v. Tobin · 103 A.2d 795

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