Gaston v. Ames

Decided September 4, 1987. Oscar W. Adams Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

514 So. 2d 877 · Cited 142 times

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• Smith v. City of Opelika · 165 Ala. 630
• Cottage Hill Land Corp. v. City of Mobile · 443 So. 2d 1201
• League v. McDonald · 355 So. 2d 695
• Smith v. Style Advertising, Inc. · 470 So. 2d 1194
• Cougar Min. Co. v. MINERAL LAND & MIN. CONSULT. INC. · 392 So. 2d 1177
• Johnson v. Morris · 362 So. 2d 209

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