Smith v. Smith

Decided May 6, 1949. Hamilton S. Burnett wrote the opinion for the court.

188 Tenn. 430 · Cited 60 times

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• Finlay v. Finlay · 148 N.E. 624
• State ex rel. Jones v. West · 139 Tenn. 522

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