Stiles v. Brown

Decided February 22, 1980. Clement Clay Torbert Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

380 So. 2d 792 · Cited 101 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.

• Lovell v. Lovell · 272 Ala. 409
• Barksdale v. Pendergrass · 319 So. 2d 267
• Perdue v. Roberts · 314 So. 2d 280
• McCulloch v. Roberts · 296 So. 2d 163
• Brooks v. Everett · 124 So. 2d 105
• Vaughn v. Vaughn · 116 So. 427
• Brunson v. Brunson · 176 So. 2d 490
• Lovell v. Lovell · 121 So. 2d 901
• League v. McDonald · 355 So. 2d 695
• Kessler v. Stough · 361 So. 2d 1048
• City Nat. Bank of Birmingham v. Andrews · 355 So. 2d 341

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