State Supreme Court / Ark.

Bolden v. Watt

Decided November 17, 1986. John I. Purtle wrote the opinion for the court.

719 S.W.2d 428 · Cited 109 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.

Sargent v. Cole · 598 S.W.2d 749
City of North Little Rock v. Montgomery · 546 S.W.2d 154
Vandiver v. Washington County · 628 S.W.2d 1
Louisiana Oil Refining Company v. Rainwater · 37 S.W.2d 96

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