Black v. Solmitz

Decided December 18, 1979. Edward S. Godfrey wrote the opinion for the court.

409 A.2d 634 · Cited 96 times

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• Gelbman v. Gelbman · 23 N.Y.2d 434
• Luster v. Luster · 299 Mass. 480
• Smith v. Kauffman · 183 S.E.2d 190
• Badigian v. Badigian · 9 N.Y.2d 472
• Hoffman v. Tracy · 406 P.2d 323
• Goller v. White · 20 Wis. 2d 402
• Holodook v. Spencer · 36 N.Y.2d 35
• Falco v. PADOS · 444 Pa. 372
• Briere v. Briere · 107 N.H. 432
• Rupert Ex Rel. Rupert v. Stienne · 528 P.2d 1013
• Plumley v. Klein · 199 N.W.2d 169
• Petersen Ex Rel. Petersen v. City & County of Honolulu · 462 P.2d 1007
• Balts v. Balts · 142 N.W.2d 66
• Streenz v. Streenz · 471 P.2d 282
• Silesky Ex Rel. Silesky v. Kelman · 161 N.W.2d 631
• Wood v. Wood · 370 A.2d 191
• Pevoski v. Pevoski · 358 N.E.2d 416
• Lewis v. Lewis · 351 N.E.2d 526
• Cannon v. Cannon · 40 N.E.2d 236
• Williams v. Williams · 369 A.2d 669
• Dean v. Smith · 106 N.H. 314
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