Ruff v. Ruff

Decided February 21, 1952. James Morris wrote the opinion for the court.

52 N.W.2d 107 · Cited 267 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.

• Farley v. Farley · 270 N.W. 711
• Casciola v. Casciola · 27 N.W.2d 65
• Byrne v. Byrne · 24 N.W.2d 173
• Holmes v. Holmes · 41 N.W.2d 919
• Caldwell v. Caldwell · 58 S.D. 472
• Oertle v. Oertle · 146 Neb. 746
• Ristow v. Ristow · 41 N.W.2d 924
• Thompson v. Thompson · 32 N.D. 530
• Jensen v. Jensen · 144 Neb. 857

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