D. H. v. J. H.

Decided March 30, 1981. Wesley W. Ratliff wrote the opinion for the court.

418 N.E.2d 286 · Cited 78 times

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• Buchanan v. Buchanan · 267 N.E.2d 155
• Stone v. State · 377 N.E.2d 1372
• Samuels v. State · 372 N.E.2d 1186
• Coffey v. Wininger · 296 N.E.2d 154
• Carter v. State · 361 N.E.2d 1208
• Haskett v. Haskett · 327 N.E.2d 612
• Schwartz v. Schwartz · 351 N.E.2d 900
• Hall v. Hall · 291 N.W.2d 143
• Bezio v. Patenaude · 410 N.E.2d 1207
• Rieth-Riley Construction Company, Inc. v. McCarrell · 325 N.E.2d 844
• Buttram v. State · 382 N.E.2d 166
• Flewallen v. State · 368 N.E.2d 239
• King v. State · 292 N.E.2d 843
• Rogers v. State · 375 N.E.2d 1089
• Johnson v. State · 373 N.E.2d 169
• Ertel v. Radio Corporation of America · 354 N.E.2d 783
• Lloyd v. State · 335 N.E.2d 232
• Loman v. State · 354 N.E.2d 205
• McMurrey v. McMurrey · 4 N.E.2d 540
• Williams v. State · 379 N.E.2d 449
• Michels v. Young Metal Products, Inc. · 267 N.E.2d 572
• Ecker v. Ecker · 323 N.E.2d 683
• Tapal v. Tapal · 448 S.W.2d 560
• J. B. v. A. B. · 161 W. Va. 332

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