State Supreme Court / Fla.

Ervin v. Collins

Decided March 5, 1956. William G. Terrell wrote the opinion for the court.

85 So. 2d 852 · Cited 71 times

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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.

Bozeman v. Laird · 91 Miss. 719
Reiter v. Wallgren · 184 P.2d 571
Capitol Stages, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Hewitt · 128 So. 759
Watson v. Claughton · 34 So. 2d 243
State Ex Rel. Fraser v. Gay · 28 So. 2d 901
Holland v. Watson · 14 So. 2d 200
Black v. Pate · 130 Ala. 514
Bryant v. Gray · 70 So. 2d 581

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