Sanders v. Hercules Sheet Metal, Inc.

Decided June 23, 1980. John Allen Dixon Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

385 So. 2d 772 · Cited 272 times

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• Thrasher v. Leggett · 373 So. 2d 494
• State v. Beckert · 326 So. 2d 494
• Chaisson v. Domingue · 372 So. 2d 1225
• Cates v. Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc. · 328 So. 2d 367
• Emp. Surplus Line Ins. v. City of Baton Rouge · 362 So. 2d 561
• State ex rel. Caldwell · 385 So. 2d 772

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