Ussery v. Avery

Decided October 11, 1968. Allison B. Humphreys wrote the opinion for the court.

432 S.W.2d 656 · Cited 284 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.

• Peyton v. Rowe · 391 U.S. 54
• People Ex Rel. Tweed v. . Liscomb · 60 N.Y. 559
• Bateman v. Smith · 194 S.W.2d 336

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