Pickett v. Matthews

Decided November 23, 1939. Arthur B. Foster wrote the opinion for the court.

192 So. 261 · Cited 90 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.

• Silver v. Silver · 280 U.S. 117
• Alabama Power Co. v. Ickes · 302 U.S. 464
• State Ex Rel. Wilkinson v. Murphy · 186 So. 487
• United States v. Carolene Products Co. · 304 U.S. 144
• Fearon v. Treanor · 5 N.E.2d 815
• Stewart v. Houk · 272 P. 893
• Marion v. Davis · 114 So. 357
• Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Priester · 276 U.S. 252
• Thompson v. Mobile Light & R. · 101 So. 177
• Alabama Power Co. v. City of Guntersville · 177 So. 332
• Kennedy v. Davis · 171 Ala. 609
• Perozzi v. Ganiere · 40 P.2d 1009
• Bruce v. Collier · 127 So. 553
• Birmingham-Tuscaloosa Railway & Utilities Co. v. Carpenter · 194 Ala. 141
• Maples v. State · 82 So. 183
• Harris v. Snider · 134 So. 807
• Ex Parte Priester · 102 So. 376
• Comer v. Advertiser Co. · 172 Ala. 613

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