State Supreme Court / Ala.

Bussey v. John Deere Co.

Decided September 2, 1988. Richard L. Jones wrote the opinion for the court.

531 So. 2d 860 · Cited 587 times

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Hartford Fire Insurance Company v. Shapiro · 117 So. 2d 348
Colafrancesco v. Crown Pontiac-GMC, Inc. · 485 So. 2d 1131
Bunch v. Garner · 94 So. 114
Jawad v. Granade · 497 So. 2d 471
Ashbee v. Brock · 510 So. 2d 214
Chiniche v. Smith · 374 So. 2d 872
Ritch v. Waldrop · 428 So. 2d 1
Baker v. Chastain · 389 So. 2d 932
Garrigan v. Hinton Beef and Provision Co. · 425 So. 2d 1091
Shepherd Realty Co., Inc. v. Winn-Dixie Montgomery, Inc. · 418 So. 2d 871
Foy v. Foy · 484 So. 2d 439

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