State Supreme Court / N.M.

Cave v. Cave

Decided September 14, 1970. Thomas F. McKenna wrote the opinion for the court.

474 P.2d 480 · Cited 86 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.

Tapia v. Panhandle Steel Erectors Company · 428 P.2d 625
Silver v. Korr · 392 Pa. 26
Wilson v. Employment Security Commission · 389 P.2d 855
Hendricks v. Hendricks · 226 P.2d 464
Humboldt Livestock Auction, Inc. v. B & H CATTLE CO. · 155 N.W.2d 478
Pratt v. Parker · 255 P.2d 311
Jones v. Anderson · 467 P.2d 995
Rogers v. Stacy · 318 P.2d 1116
Younis v. Griego · 236 P.2d 358
Peck v. Wright · 372 P.2d 831
Watson v. Lunt · 410 P.2d 954

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