Chiniche v. Smith

Decided September 7, 1979. Clement Clay Torbert Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

374 So. 2d 872 · Cited 72 times

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• Paschall v. Sharp · 110 So. 387
• Folmar v. Montgomery Fair Company, Inc. · 309 So. 2d 818
• McGowin v. Howard · 36 So. 2d 323
• Long v. Bankers Life and Casualty Company · 311 So. 2d 328
• Land v. Niehaus · 340 So. 2d 760
• Tolbert v. Gulsby · 333 So. 2d 129
• Gardiner v. Solomon · 75 So. 621
• Browning v. Birmingham News · 348 So. 2d 455
• Wilbanks v. Hartselle Hospital, Inc. · 334 So. 2d 870

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