Chandler v. Whatley

Decided May 18, 1939. Virgil Bouldin wrote the opinion for the court.

189 So. 751 · Cited 89 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.

• Children's Aid Soc. v. Davis · 100 So. 325
• Sinquefield v. Valentine · 132 So. 81
• Thomas v. Thomas · 101 So. 738
• Bell v. Krauss · 146 P. 874
• Pinney v. Sulzen · 91 Kan. 407
• McDaniel v. Youngblood · 77 So. 674
• Stoddard v. Bruner · 115 So. 252
• Wright v. Price · 147 So. 886
• Ex Parte Fletcher · 142 So. 30
• McLellan v. McLellan · 129 So. 1
• Yates v. Yates · 165 Wis. 250
• Fletcher v. Preston · 148 So. 137
• Ellis v. Jones · 93 So. 832

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• King v. Smith · 392 U.S. 309
• Ex Parte Terry · 494 So. 2d 628
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