Roach v. Harper

Decided November 11, 1958. Leslie E. Given wrote the opinion for the court.

105 S.E.2d 564 · Cited 51 times

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• Hinish v. Meier & Frank Co. · 113 P.2d 438
• Langford Ex Rel. Langford v. Vanderbilt University · 287 S.W.2d 32
• McDaniel v. Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Co. · 60 Ga. App. 92
• Welsh v. Pritchard · 241 P.2d 816
• Watson v. Dilts · 116 Iowa 249
• Abernathy v. Thornton · 83 So. 2d 235

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