Gentry v. Swann Chemical Co.

Decided April 8, 1937. Joel B. Brown wrote the opinion for the court.

174 So. 530 · Cited 93 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.

• Steagall v. Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. · 87 So. 787
• Jones v. Keith · 134 So. 630
• Martin v. Alabama Power Co. · 94 So. 76
• Chapman v. Railway Fuel Co. · 101 So. 879
• Langhorne v. Simington · 188 Ala. 337
• Webb v. French · 144 So. 818
• Alabama Power Co. v. Gooch · 128 So. 793
• Kaplan v. Sertell · 116 So. 112
• Wallace v. Screws · 142 So. 572
• Gay v. Hocking Coal Co. · 184 Iowa 949
• Ex parte Hendree · 49 Ala. 360
• Alston v. Marengo County Board of Education · 141 So. 658
• Cooper v. Cooper · 113 So. 239

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