Roan v. Smith

Decided September 21, 1961. J. Edwin Livingston wrote the opinion for the court.

133 So. 2d 224 · Cited 73 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.

• McPherson v. State · 198 Ala. 5
• King v. Jackson · 87 So. 2d 623
• Bertolla v. Kaiser · 103 So. 2d 736
• Hooper Caf Eacute Co. v. Henderson · 137 So. 419
• Cartwright v. Braly · 117 So. 477
• Dyer v. State · 4 So. 2d 311
• Sorrell v. Scheuer · 96 So. 216
• Howton v. Mathias · 197 Ala. 457
• Wagnon v. Patterson · 70 So. 2d 244
• Ballard v. State · 184 So. 260
• Mulkin v. McDONOUGH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF GA. · 95 So. 2d 921
• Alabama Clay Products Co. v. Mathews · 126 So. 869
• Bailey v. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company · 75 So. 2d 117
• Jacks v. City of Birmingham · 105 So. 2d 121
• OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF CAL. v. Nichols · 97 So. 2d 879
• Sims v. Struthers · 100 So. 2d 23
• Louisville N. R. Co. v. Davis · 181 So. 695
• Great American Ins. Co. v. Dover · 130 So. 335
• Self v. Baker · 98 So. 2d 10
• Tennessee Chemical Co. v. Cheatham · 116 So. 420
• Gowan v. Wisconsin-Alabama Lumber Co. · 110 So. 31
• Farr v. Blackman Plumbing Heating Company · 267 Ala. 585
• Willingham v. Wesley Hardware Co. · 149 So. 703
• Stapler v. Parler · 103 So. 573
• Springer v. Sullivan · 119 So. 851

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• Ott v. Fox · 362 So. 2d 836
• Thompson v. Havard · 235 So. 2d 853
• Roberson v. Ammons · 477 So. 2d 957
• Costarides v. Miller · 374 So. 2d 1335
• Dorcal, Inc. v. Xerox Corp. · 398 So. 2d 665
• Valley Min. Corp., Inc. v. Metro Bank · 383 So. 2d 158
• Bryant v. State · 272 So. 2d 286
• Carolina Casualty Insurance Company v. Tisdale · 237 So. 2d 855
• Winn-Dixie Montgomery, Inc. v. Henderson · 395 So. 2d 475
• Spellman v. State · 473 So. 2d 618
• Central of Georgia Railway Company v. Steed · 248 So. 2d 110
• DELCHAMPS, INCORPORATED v. Stewart · 255 So. 2d 586
• Rainsville Bank v. Willingham · 485 So. 2d 319
• Sessions Co., Inc. v. Turner · 493 So. 2d 1387
• ASSOC. FINANCIAL SERVICES v. Barbour · 592 So. 2d 191
• Davis v. Davis · 474 So. 2d 654
• Thornton v. Tutt · 214 So. 2d 425
• Bradley v. Jones · 211 So. 2d 465
• Clark v. State · 318 So. 2d 822
• Kabel v. Brady · 519 So. 2d 912
• Alabama Music Co. v. Nelson · 213 So. 2d 250
• State, Board for Registration of Architects v. Jones · 267 So. 2d 427

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