State Supreme Court / Tex.

Akin v. Dahl

Decided October 5, 1983. James P. Wallace wrote the opinion for the court.

661 S.W.2d 917 · Cited 152 times

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St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Thompson · 113 S.W. 144
Sebastian v. Cheney · 25 S.W. 691
Hotel Riviera, Inc. v. Short · 396 P.2d 855
Thomson v. Catalina · 271 P. 198
Freeman v. Sproles · 131 S.E.2d 410
Ray v. Farmers' State Bank of Hart · 576 S.W.2d 607
Carroll v. Timmers Chevrolet, Inc. · 592 S.W.2d 922
Wheeler v. Nesbitt · 65 U.S. 544
Ware v. Paxton · 359 S.W.2d 897
Eans v. Grocer Supply Co., Inc. · 580 S.W.2d 17
Mahanna v. Westland Oil Company · 107 N.W.2d 353

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