Austin v. Countrywide Homes Loans

Decided March 25, 2008. George Hanks wrote the opinion for the court.

261 S.W.3d 68 · Cited 53 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.

• Ford Motor Co. v. Ridgway · 135 S.W.3d 598
• Johnson v. Fourth Court of Appeals · 700 S.W.2d 916
• TransAmerican Natural Gas Corp. v. Powell · 811 S.W.2d 913
• Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Havner · 953 S.W.2d 706
• McConnell v. Southside Independent School District · 858 S.W.2d 337
• American Tobacco Co., Inc. v. Grinnell · 951 S.W.2d 420
• Harwell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 896 S.W.2d 170
• Bonniwell v. Beech Aircraft Corp. · 663 S.W.2d 816
• Fort Worth Osteopathic Hospital, Inc. v. Reese · 148 S.W.3d 94
• Clements v. Withers · 437 S.W.2d 818
• Boaz v. Boaz · 221 S.W.3d 126
• Cherry v. McCall · 138 S.W.3d 35
• Commercial Services of Perry, Inc. v. Wooldridge · 968 S.W.2d 560

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• Martin v. New Century Mortgage Co. · 377 S.W.3d 79
• Roberts v. Roper · 373 S.W.3d 227

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