Ott v. Fox

Decided July 28, 1978. Richard L. Jones wrote the opinion for the court.

362 So. 2d 836 · Cited 112 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.

• Alabama Power Company v. Tatum · 306 So. 2d 251
• Carolina Casualty Insurance Company v. Tisdale · 237 So. 2d 855
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Wagnon · 304 So. 2d 216
• Kilcrease v. Harris · 259 So. 2d 797
• New York Times Company v. Sullivan · 144 So. 2d 25
• Roan v. Smith · 133 So. 2d 224
• Mooradian v. Canal Insurance Company · 130 So. 2d 915
• Russell-Vaughn Ford, Inc. v. Rouse · 206 So. 2d 371
• Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co. v. Gambrell · 78 So. 2d 619
• Birmingham Electric Co. v. McQueen · 44 So. 2d 598
• Ellison v. Butler · 124 So. 2d 88
• Bank of Huntsville v. Witcher · 336 So. 2d 1384
• Varela v. Wells Fargo Bank · 15 Cal. App. 3d 741
• Commercial Credit Co., Inc. v. Willis · 171 So. 304
• Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Jackson · 347 So. 2d 992
• Crum v. McGhee · 266 So. 2d 855
• Tombrello v. McGhee · 211 So. 2d 900
• Windsor v. General Motors Acceptance Corporation · 323 So. 2d 350
• Jones v. Americar, Inc. · 219 So. 2d 893
• Coffee General Hospital v. Henderson · 338 So. 2d 1022
• Chattanooga Discount Corporation v. West · 219 F. Supp. 140

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