Perry v. Brakefield

Decided September 30, 1988. Clement Clay Torbert Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

534 So. 2d 602 · Cited 66 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.

• Coward v. McKinney · 172 So. 2d 538
• Housing Authority v. Decatur Land Co. · 258 Ala. 607
• Moon v. Nolen · 318 So. 2d 690
• Sorrell v. Scheuer · 96 So. 216
• Holmes v. Holmes · 103 So. 884
• Killingsworth v. Killingsworth · 217 So. 2d 57
• General Telephone Company of Alabama v. Cornish · 280 So. 2d 541
• Riley v. City of Huntsville · 379 So. 2d 557
• Farmers' Union Warehouse Co. v. Barnett Bros. · 137 So. 176
• Liberty National Life Insurance Co. v. Harrison · 145 So. 2d 219
• Ferlesie v. Cook · 78 So. 915
• Casualty Reciprocal Exchange v. Wallace · 189 So. 2d 861
• Alabama Power Company v. Sellers · 214 So. 2d 833
• Meador & Son v. Standard Oil Co. · 196 Ala. 365
• Forester & Jerue, Inc. v. Daniels · 409 So. 2d 830
• General Elec. Co. v. MacK · 375 So. 2d 452
• Robinson v. Kierce · 513 So. 2d 1005
• Watson v. City of Florala · 420 So. 2d 55
• Ex Parte Jenkins · 474 So. 2d 140

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