Smith v. Matthews

Decided January 19, 1993. Harry T. Lemmon wrote the opinion for the court.

611 So. 2d 1377 · Cited 155 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.

• Jackson v. Lajaunie · 270 So. 2d 859
• Breland v. Schilling · 550 So. 2d 609
• Richard v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 175 So. 2d 277
• Smith v. Matthews · 592 So. 2d 427
• Central Louisiana Elec. Co. v. Westinghouse · 579 So. 2d 981
• State Through DOTD v. Estate of Davis · 572 So. 2d 39

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