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Benton Ex Rel. Benton v. Pellum

Decided November 13, 1957. G. Dewey Oxner wrote the opinion for the court.

100 S.E.2d 534 · Cited 53 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.

Rodgers v. Commonwealth · 197 Va. 527
People v. Riser · 47 Cal. 2d 566
Fulghum v. Bleakley · 181 S.E. 30
Joyner v. Utterback · 196 Iowa 1040
Brown v. Hill · 88 S.E.2d 838
Horne v. Southern Railway Company · 197 S.E. 31
Saxon v. Saxon · 98 S.E.2d 803
Peak v. Fripp · 11 S.E.2d 383
Huggins v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. · 155 S.E. 839
Landreth v. Atlantic Refining Co. · 181 S.E. 727

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