Brown v. Church of the Holy Name of Jesus

Decided April 7, 1969. William Edmonds Powers wrote the opinion for the court.

105 R.I. 322 · Cited 50 times

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• Woodward v. Stewart · 243 A.2d 917
• Babcock v. Jackson · 12 N.Y.2d 473
• Clark v. Clark · 107 N.H. 351
• Flagiello v. Pennsylvania Hospital · 417 Pa. 486
• Wilcox v. Wilcox · 26 Wis. 2d 617
• McGrath v. Tobin · 103 A.2d 795
• Bragg v. Warwick Shoppers World, Inc. · 227 A.2d 582
• De Mello v. Saint Thomas the Apostle Church Corp. · 165 A.2d 500
• Hinman v. Berkman · 85 F. Supp. 2
• Jeffrey v. Whitworth College · 128 F. Supp. 219
• Depaola v. Nat. Ins. Co., Humboldt Ins. Co. · 94 A. 700
• Ciunci v. Troiano · 99 R.I. 45

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