State Supreme Court / Miss.

Fordice v. Bryan

Decided January 12, 1995. James W. Smith Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

651 So. 2d 998 · Cited 60 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.

State v. Holder · 76 Miss. 158
State ex rel. Wisconsin Telephone Co. v. Henry · 218 Wis. 302
Tatum v. Wheeless · 178 So. 95
State Ex Rel. Moore v. Molpus · 578 So. 2d 624
State Ex Rel. Sego v. Kirkpatrick · 524 P.2d 975
Alexander v. State by and Through Allain · 441 So. 2d 1329
Van Slyke v. Board of Trustees · 613 So. 2d 872
Karcher v. Kean · 479 A.2d 403
Broadhead v. Monaghan · 238 Miss. 239
Crawford v. Hunt · 17 P.2d 802
Campbell v. Board of Commissioners · 115 Ind. 591
Chrismond v. Chrismond · 56 So. 2d 482
Dye v. State Ex Rel. Hale · 507 So. 2d 332
Greater Anchorage Area Borough v. City of Anchorage · 504 P.2d 1027
Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning v. Van Slyke · 510 So. 2d 490
People ex rel. Hegwer v. Goodykoontz · 22 Colo. 507
Wood v. Gulf States Capital Corporation · 217 So. 2d 257
Dixie Electric Power Ass'n v. Hosey · 208 So. 2d 751

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