State Supreme Court / Wash.

Byrne v. Ackerlund

Decided July 16, 1987. William Cassius Goodloe III wrote the opinion for the court.

739 P.2d 1138 · Cited 65 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.

Shaffer v. Shaffer · 262 P.2d 763
In Re the Marriage of Little · 634 P.2d 498
Wagner v. Wagner · 621 P.2d 1279
In Re the Marriage of Gimlett · 629 P.2d 450
Yeats v. Estate of Yeats · 580 P.2d 617
High v. High · 252 P.2d 272
Swanson v. Graham · 179 P.2d 288
Kinne v. Kinne · 510 P.2d 814
Vance v. Ingram · 133 P.2d 938
Alabama Public Service Commission v. AAA Motor Lines, Inc. · 131 So. 2d 172
Olsen v. Roberts · 259 P.2d 418
Royal v. Royal · 246 Ga. 229
Valaer v. Valaer · 277 P.2d 326
Bernier v. Bernier · 267 P.2d 1066
Partlow v. Mathews · 261 P.2d 394
Mills v. Mills · 512 P.2d 143

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In Re Marriage of Moore · 993 P.2d 271
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