Smith v. Smith

Decided October 14, 1955. Homer R. Spence wrote the opinion for the court.

288 P.2d 497 · Cited 94 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.

• Milliken v. Meyer · 311 U.S. 457
• Estate of Glassford · 114 Cal. App. 2d 181
• Pinon v. Pollard · 69 Cal. App. 2d 129
• Buxbom v. Smith · 23 Cal. 2d 535
• Ungemach v. Ungemach · 61 Cal. App. 2d 29
• Briggs v. Superior Court · 81 Cal. App. 2d 240
• Allen v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County · 41 Cal. 2d 306
• Lowe v. Ruhlman · 67 Cal. App. 2d 828
• Myrick v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County · 41 Cal. 2d 519

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