State Supreme Court / Tex.

Acord v. General Motors Corp.

Decided April 18, 1984. William W. Kilgarlin wrote the opinion for the court.

669 S.W.2d 111 · Cited 233 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.

Turner v. General Motors Corp. · 584 S.W.2d 844
Duncan v. Cessna Aircraft Co. · 665 S.W.2d 414
General Motors Corp. v. Hopkins · 548 S.W.2d 344
Henderson v. Ford Motor Company · 519 S.W.2d 87
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. v. McCardell · 369 S.W.2d 331
Shamrock Fuel & Oil Sales Co. v. Tunks · 416 S.W.2d 779
Hernandez v. Montgomery Ward & Co. · 652 S.W.2d 923
Fleishman v. Guadiano · 651 S.W.2d 730

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