¶1Ct. App. Cal., 5th App. Dist. [Probable jurisdiction noted, 487 U. S. 1217.] Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae out of time granted.
488 U.S. 906
Mansell v. Mansell
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 17, 1988
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1988-10-17
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Decided 1988-10-17
How this case has been cited
Cited by 839 later decisions (12 by the Supreme Court) — most recently July 2025 · most notably Horton v. California (1990), Mertens v. Hewitt Associates (1993)
371 federal appellate · 76 district · 126 state decisions — followed in 25 states
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