Housman v. Lewellen

Decided December 10, 1951. Sidna Poage Dalton wrote the opinion for the court.

244 S.W.2d 21 · Cited 51 times

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• Vaughan v. Compton · 235 S.W.2d 328
• Lewis v. Lewis · 136 S.W.2d 66
• Gardner v. Vanlandingham · 69 S.W.2d 947
• Presbyterian Orphanage v. Fitterling · 114 S.W.2d 1004
• St. Louis Union Trust Co. v. Kern · 142 S.W.2d 493
• Smoot v. Harbur · 209 S.W.2d 249
• Shelton v. Shelton · 155 S.W.2d 187

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