Bell v. Reynolds
Decided December 15, 1885. Henderson M. Somerville wrote the opinion for the court.
78 Ala. 511 · Cited 51 times
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- Griffin v. . Colver · 16 N.Y. 489
- White v. . Miller · 71 N.Y. 118
- White v. . Miller · 78 N.Y. 393
- Burton v. Holley · 29 Ala. 318
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- Alabama MacHinery & Supply Co. v. Caffey · 104 So. 509
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- Reed Lumber Co. v. Lewis · 94 Ala. 626
- Dickerson v. Finley · 158 Ala. 149
- Malone v. Reynolds · 105 So. 891
- Alabama Chemical Co. v. Geiss · 143 Ala. 591
- Alabama Co. v. Brown · 92 So. 490
- Dawson v. Haygood · 180 So. 705
- Dominey v. Johnson-Brown Co. · 123 So. 52
- W. F. Covington Mfg. Co. v. Ferguson · 85 So. 726
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- Scott Southern Division Employees Credit Union v. Loftin · 281 So. 2d 283
- Metzger v. Brincat · 154 Ala. 397
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