Gillespie v. Gillespie

Decided November 3, 1982. C.L. Ray Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

644 S.W.2d 449 · Cited 991 times

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• Leithold v. Plass · 413 S.W.2d 698
• Mumma v. Aguirre · 364 S.W.2d 220
• Herrera v. Herrera · 409 S.W.2d 395
• Gomez Leon v. State · 426 S.W.2d 562
• King v. Skelly · 452 S.W.2d 691

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