Fitzmorris v. Kelly

Decided March 25, 1963. E. Howard MCCALEB wrote the opinion for the court.

152 So. 2d 36 · Cited 77 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.

• McEachern v. Plauche Lumber & Construction Co. · 57 So. 2d 405
• Lemonier v. Coco · 112 So. 2d 436
• Wilfamco, Inc. v. Interstate Electric Co. · 58 So. 2d 833
• Tucker v. Central Motors, Inc. · 220 La. 510
• Foreman v. Jordan · 131 So. 2d 796
• Ruehmkorf v. McCartney · 121 So. 2d 757
• Pursell v. Kelly · 139 So. 2d 12

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