Phillips v. Thomas

Decided July 21, 1989. Ermest C. Hornsby wrote the opinion for the court.

555 So. 2d 81 · Cited 193 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.

• Barnes v. Dale · 530 So. 2d 770
• Gill v. Sewell · 356 So. 2d 1196
• Milton v. Espey · 356 So. 2d 1201
• Grant v. Davis · 537 So. 2d 7
• Aland v. Graham · 250 So. 2d 677
• Unzicker v. State · 346 So. 2d 931
• Hickman v. Dothan City Bd. of Educ. · 421 So. 2d 1257
• St. Clair County v. Town of Riverside · 128 So. 2d 333
• Bell v. Chisom · 421 So. 2d 1239
• Lumpkin v. Cofield · 536 So. 2d 62

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