State Supreme Court / Ark.

Davis v. Smith

Decided June 25, 1979. John Albert Fogleman wrote the opinion for the court.

583 S.W.2d 37 · Cited 61 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville · 405 U.S. 156
In Re William L. · 383 A.2d 1228
Snow v. Riggs · 290 S.W. 591
State v. Bryant · 241 S.W.2d 473
Meyer v. Nebraska · 262 U.S. 390
Armstrong v. Manzo · 380 U.S. 545
City of Chicago v. Fort · 262 N.E.2d 473
Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104
Pierce v. Society of Sisters · 268 U.S. 510
Harper v. Caskin · 580 S.W.2d 176
Cude v. State · 377 S.W.2d 816
Carroll Ex Rel. Johnson v. Johnson · 565 S.W.2d 10
Industrial Nat. Bank of RI v. Rhode Island Hospital · 207 A.2d 286
Cook v. Dunbar · 18 A.2d 658
In Re Interest of Camm · 294 So. 2d 318

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