Sears v. Sears

Decided June 4, 1981. Seymour Simon wrote the opinion for the court.

422 N.E.2d 610 · Cited 167 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.

• Deckard v. Joiner · 255 N.E.2d 900
• Woodill v. Parke Davis & Co. · 402 N.E.2d 194
• Fultz v. Haugan · 305 N.E.2d 873
• Ridgely v. Central Pipe Line Co. · 97 N.E.2d 817
• Woodill v. Parke Davis & Co. · 374 N.E.2d 683

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