40 Cal. 2d 461 - Smith v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1953
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
2
states following
March 1969
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Huber v. Huber · Puckett v. Puckett · Adams v. Adams · 25 Cal. 2d 37 - Wells Fargo & Co. v. City & County of San Francisco · 4 Cal. 2d 356 - McClure v. McClure
Most-quoted passages
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“In the present case, however, defendant did not appeal from the interlocutory decree. That decree is now final, and in this proceeding defendant seeks collaterally to attack the provision awarding alimony. Accordingly, we are not concerned with whether the court erred in granting relief inconsistent with the property settlement agreement but only with whether it had jurisdiction to do so.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Craft v. Craft
How this case has been treated — in progress
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