Griggs v. Barnes

Decided March 24, 1955. Robert Tennent Simpson Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

78 So. 2d 910 · Cited 64 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.

• Esco v. Davidson · 193 So. 308
• Fort v. Fort · 18 So. 2d 870
• Meyer v. Nebraska · 262 U.S. 390
• Pierce v. Society of Sisters · 268 U.S. 510
• Lerner v. Superior Court · 242 P.2d 321
• Chandler v. Whatley · 189 So. 751
• Roche v. Roche · 25 Cal. 2d 141
• Sparkman v. Sparkman · 114 So. 580
• Stever v. Stever · 6 Cal. 2d 166
• Lewis v. Crowell · 97 So. 691
• Henderson v. Henderson · 187 Va. 121
• Stoddard v. Bruner · 115 So. 252
• Whitten v. Whitten · 108 So. 751
• Cordell v. Cordell · 170 So. 218
• Jackson v. Luckie · 52 S.E.2d 588

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