Spain v. Spain

Decided June 29, 1916. Horace E. Deemer wrote the opinion for the court.

177 Iowa 249 · Cited 50 times

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• Kamp v. . Kamp · 59 N.Y. 212
• Howell v. Howell · 104 Cal. 45
• Blythe v. Blythe · 25 Iowa 266
• Wilde v. Wilde · 36 Iowa 319
• Ostheimer v. Ostheimer · 125 Iowa 523
• Romaine v. . Chauncey · 29 N.E. 826
• Erkenbrach v. . Erkenbrach · 96 N.Y. 456
• Graves v. Graves · 132 Iowa 199
• Crockett v. Crockett · 132 Iowa 388
• Schlarb v. Schlarb · 168 Iowa 364
• Ferguson v. Ferguson · 111 Iowa 158
• Lindquist v. Lindquist · 148 Iowa 259

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