State Supreme Court / Md.

Spencer v. Franks

Decided October 29, 1937. Francis Neal Parke wrote the opinion for the court.

195 A. 306 · Cited 52 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.

Waller v. Ellis · 179 A. 289
Backus v. Reynolds · 152 A. 109
Barnard v. Godfrey · 145 A. 614
Finlay v. Finlay · 148 N.E. 624
Jensen v. Sorenson · 233 N.W. 717
Alston v. Thomas · 158 A. 24
Zimmerman v. Thomas · 136 A. 637
Lee v. Wood · 279 Mass. 293
Schneider v. Hasson · 157 A. 739
Bigelow v. Forrest · 76 U.S. 339
In re the Guardianship of Johnson · 87 Iowa 130

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