Ames v. Great Southern Bank

Decided June 6, 1984. William W. Kilgarlin wrote the opinion for the court.

672 S.W.2d 447 · Cited 164 times

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• Chastain v. Cooper & Reed · 257 S.W.2d 422
• Thornton & Company, Inc. v. Gwinnett Bank & Trust Co. · 260 S.E.2d 765
• Commonwealth Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. First National Bank · 513 F. Supp. 296
• Rourke v. Garza · 530 S.W.2d 794
• Biggs v. United States Fire Insurance Co. · 611 S.W.2d 624
• Mesquite State Bank v. Professional Investment Corp. · 488 S.W.2d 73
• Tubin v. Rabin · 389 F. Supp. 787

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