State Supreme Court / N.M.

Sims v. Sims

Decided December 6, 1996. Gene Edward Franchini wrote the opinion for the court.

930 P.2d 153 · Cited 318 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Sullivan v. Sullivan · 484 P.2d 1264
State Ex Rel. Miera v. Chavez · 373 P.2d 533
Pierce v. Pierce · 123 N.E.2d 511
Chiang v. Chang · 137 A.D.2d 371
Cummings v. X-Ray Associates of New Mexico, P. C. · 918 P.2d 1321
Swogger v. Taylor · 243 Minn. 458
Mulsow v. Gerber Energy Corp. · 697 P.2d 1269
Northern New Hampshire Mental Health & Developmental Services, Inc. v. Cannell · 134 N.H. 519
Shaw v. Railroad Co. · 101 U.S. 557
State v. Simonson · 669 P.2d 1092
State v. Jonathan M. · 791 P.2d 64
C.E. Alexander & Sons, Inc. v. DEC International, Inc. · 811 P.2d 899
Martinez v. Mundy · 295 P.2d 209
CITATION BINGO, LTD. v. Otten · 910 P.2d 281
Keirsey v. Hirsch · 265 P.2d 346
Evans Financial Corp. v. Strasser · 664 P.2d 986
State Ex Rel. Truitt v. District Court of Ninth Judicial Dist. · 96 P.2d 710
American Mortgage Co. v. White · 287 P. 702
Miller v. Miller · 564 P.2d 524
State Ex Rel. Hooten Construction Co. v. Borsberry Construction Co. · 769 P.2d 726
Barker v. Barker · 608 P.2d 138
Boissonnault v. Savage · 137 N.H. 229
Flinchum Construction Co. v. Central Glass & Mirror Co. · 611 P.2d 221
Heimann v. Adee · 924 P.2d 1352
Western Savings & Loan Ass'n v. CFS Portales Ethanol I, Ltd. · 754 P.2d 520

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