State Court of Appeals / Fla. Dist. Ct. App.

American Motors Corp. v. Ellis

Decided August 12, 1981. Warren Cobb wrote the opinion for the court.

403 So. 2d 459 · Cited 51 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.

Wangen v. Ford Motor Co. · 294 N.W.2d 437
Caprara v. Chrysler Corp. · 52 N.Y.2d 114
Dodson v. Persell · 390 So. 2d 704
Hartnett v. Fowler · 94 So. 2d 724
Ellis v. Golconda Corp. · 352 So. 2d 1221
Morton v. Hardwick Stove Co. · 138 So. 2d 807
Tampa Drug Company v. Wait · 103 So. 2d 603
Surf Drugs, Inc. v. Vermette · 236 So. 2d 108
Atlas Properties, Inc. v. Didich · 226 So. 2d 684
City of Miami Beach v. Wolfe · 83 So. 2d 774
Greiner v. Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft · 429 F. Supp. 495
Drackett Products Co. v. Blue · 152 So. 2d 463
King v. Califano · 183 So. 2d 719
Brown v. State · 13 So. 2d 3

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