Baker v. Goldsmith

Decided May 23, 1979. Jack Pope wrote the opinion for the court.

582 S.W.2d 404 · Cited 469 times

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• Hanks v. Rosser · 378 S.W.2d 31
• Craddock v. Sunshine Bus Lines, Inc. · 133 S.W.2d 124
• Olivera v. Grace · 19 Cal. 2d 570
• Texas MacHinery & Equipment Co. v. Gordon Knox Oil & Exploration Co. · 442 S.W.2d 315
• Texas Employers' Insurance v. Arnold · 88 S.W.2d 473
• Hockenberry v. Cooper County State Bank · 88 S.W.2d 1031
• Gordon v. Halstead · 219 So. 2d 629
• Ivy v. Carrell · 407 S.W.2d 212
• Petro-Chemical Transport, Inc. v. Carroll · 514 S.W.2d 240

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