Welch v. Crown Zellerbach Corp.

Decided May 22, 1978. John Allen Dixon Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

359 So. 2d 154 · Cited 169 times

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• Trahan v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company · 314 So. 2d 350
• Welch v. Robert Campbell, Inc. · 316 So. 2d 822
• Mitchell v. Bertolla · 340 So. 2d 287
• Quinette v. Delhommer · 176 So. 2d 399
• Sliman v. McBee · 311 So. 2d 248
• Scurlock Oil Company v. Getty Oil Company · 294 So. 2d 810

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