State Supreme Court / Miss.

Shelton v. Kindred

Decided June 25, 1973. Lemuel A. Smith Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

279 So. 2d 642 · Cited 119 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.

Willenbrock v. Brown · 239 So. 2d 922
Bamberger, Bloom & Co. v. Merchants' & Farmers' Bank · 73 Miss. 572

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