Croft v. Alder

Decided November 16, 1959. William Nathaniel Ethridge Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

115 So. 2d 683 · Cited 95 times

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• Bourn v. Bourn · 140 So. 518
• Hickey v. ANDERSON · 49 So. 2d 713
• McElveen v. McElveen · 233 Miss. 672
• Cheatham v. Burnside · 77 So. 2d 719
• Fortner v. Coins · 237 Miss. 322

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