State Supreme Court / Tex.

Alm v. Aluminum Co. of America

Decided July 2, 1986. William W. Kilgarlin wrote the opinion for the court.

717 S.W.2d 588 · Cited 428 times

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Pool v. Ford Motor Co. · 715 S.W.2d 629
Garza v. Alviar · 395 S.W.2d 821
Colvin v. Red Steel Co. · 682 S.W.2d 243
McKelvy v. Barber · 381 S.W.2d 59
Bristol-Myers Co. v. Gonzales · 561 S.W.2d 801
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company v. Deen · 312 S.W.2d 933
Crocker v. Winthrop Laboratories, Division of Sterling Drug, Inc. · 514 S.W.2d 429
Shell Oil Co. v. Gutierrez · 581 P.2d 271
Powell v. Standard Brands Paint Co. · 166 Cal. App. 3d 357
Hill v. Wilmington Chemical Corporation · 156 N.W.2d 898
Abalos v. Oil Development Co. of Texas · 544 S.W.2d 627
National Life and Accident Insurance Co. v. Blagg · 438 S.W.2d 905
Technical Chemical Company v. Jacobs · 480 S.W.2d 602
Campbell v. Northwestern National Life Insurance Co. · 573 S.W.2d 496
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Jefferson Construction Co. · 565 S.W.2d 916
Knutson v. Morton Foods, Inc. · 603 S.W.2d 805
Gonzales v. Caterpillar Tractor Company · 571 S.W.2d 867
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