Ritch v. Waldrop

Decided September 17, 1982. T. Eric Embry wrote the opinion for the court.

428 So. 2d 1 · Cited 69 times

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• Alabama Power Co. v. Neighbors · 402 So. 2d 958
• Johnson v. Haynie · 414 So. 2d 946
• Alabama Power Company v. Taylor · 306 So. 2d 236
• Union Indemnity Co. v. Webster · 118 So. 794
• Dixie Electric Company v. Maggio · 318 So. 2d 274
• Birwood Paper Company v. Damsky · 229 So. 2d 514
• Mills v. Grogan · 175 Ala. 247
• Caterpillar Tractor Co. v. Ford · 406 So. 2d 854
• Beloit Corp. v. Harrell · 339 So. 2d 992
• Deal v. Johnson · 362 So. 2d 214
• Casey v. Jones · 410 So. 2d 5
• Vintage Enterprises, Inc. v. Cash · 348 So. 2d 476
• Brown v. Parnell · 386 So. 2d 1137
• Broussard v. Brown · 353 So. 2d 804
• Partridge v. Sawyer · 383 So. 2d 184

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