Doe Ex Rel. Doe v. Cates

Decided September 26, 1985. Andrew D. Christie wrote the opinion for the court.

499 A.2d 1175 · Cited 57 times

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• Pajewski v. Perry · 363 A.2d 429
• Shellhorn & Hill, Inc. v. State · 187 A.2d 71
• Slawik v. State · 480 A.2d 636
• Department of Community Affairs & Economic Development v. M. Davis & Sons, Inc. · 412 A.2d 939
• George & Lynch, Inc. v. State · 197 A.2d 734
• Donovan v. Delaware Water & Air Resources Commission · 358 A.2d 717
• Bailey v. Pennington · 406 A.2d 44
• Blair v. Anderson · 325 A.2d 94
• duPont v. duPont · 46 Del. 592
• Space Age Products, Inc. v. Gilliam · 488 F. Supp. 775
• Aprile v. State · 146 A.2d 180

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