Madison v. Bolton

Decided March 17, 1958. John Baptiste Fournet wrote the opinion for the court.

102 So. 2d 433 · Cited 85 times

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• Kennedy v. Item Co. · 34 So. 2d 886
• Martin v. Markley · 11 So. 2d 593
• Boyer v. Pitt Publishing Company · 188 A. 203
• Kennedy v. Item Co. · 3 So. 2d 175
• Pool v. Gaudin · 24 So. 2d 383
• State v. Abernathy · 194 So. 19
• Cadro v. Plaquemines Gazette, Inc. · 11 So. 2d 10

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