Breed v. Atlanta, B. C. R. Co.

Decided June 5, 1941. William H. Thomas wrote the opinion for the court.

4 So. 2d 315 · Cited 55 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.

• Owens v. Auto Mut. Indemnity Co. · 177 So. 133
• Lawrence v. Seay · 179 Ala. 386
• Suell v. Derricott · 161 Ala. 259
• King v. Henkie · 80 Ala. 505
• Kuykendall v. Edmondson · 87 So. 882
• Quick v. Western Ry. of Alabama · 92 So. 608
• Holmes v. King · 113 So. 274
• Michigan Central Railroad v. Vreeland · 227 U.S. 59
• Kaczorowski v. Kalkosinski · 184 A. 663
• Holt v. Stollenwerck · 174 Ala. 213
• Johnson v. Johnson · 77 So. 335
• Ex Parte Adams · 113 So. 235
• Bruce v. Collier · 127 So. 553
• Northern Alabama Railway Co. v. Guttery · 189 Ala. 604
• Kennedy v. Davis · 171 Ala. 609
• Richmond & Danville Railroad v. Freeman · 97 Ala. 289
• Spooney v. State · 115 So. 308
• Oliveria v. Oliveria · 305 Mass. 297
• Mi-Lady Cleaners v. McDaniel · 179 So. 908
• McWhorter Transfer Co. v. Peek · 167 So. 291
• Ex Parte Corder · 134 So. 130
• Vann v. Rogers · 142 So. 539
• Thompson v. Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Co. · 80 S.W. 990

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