State Supreme Court / Ala.

Ex Parte Devine

Decided March 27, 1981. Alva Hugh Maddox wrote the opinion for the court.

398 So. 2d 686 · Cited 158 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.

Reed v. Reed · 404 U.S. 71
Thompson v. Thompson · 326 So. 2d 124
Thomas v. Thomas · 101 So. 738
Hammac v. Hammac · 19 So. 2d 392
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Spriggs v. Carson · 368 A.2d 635
In Re the Marriage of Bowen · 219 N.W.2d 683
Carter v. Harbin · 184 So. 2d 145
Christensen v. Christensen · 215 N.W.2d 111
Stoddard v. Bruner · 115 So. 252
McGregor v. McGregor · 58 So. 2d 457
Goldman v. Hicks · 1 So. 2d 18
McAndrew v. McAndrew · 382 A.2d 1081
Brown v. Jenks · 25 So. 2d 439
Statham v. Statham · 166 So. 2d 403
Strickland v. Strickland · 235 So. 2d 833
Taylor v. Taylor · 372 So. 2d 337
Curry v. Curry · 283 Ala. 272
In Re the Marriage of Winter · 223 N.W.2d 165
Johnson v. Johnson · 564 P.2d 71
Bazemore v. Davis · 394 A.2d 1377
Clift v. Clift · 346 So. 2d 429
Jenkins v. Jenkins · 376 So. 2d 1099
Ex parte Boaz · 31 Ala. 425

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