Bender v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.

Decided May 21, 1980. Will Garwood wrote the opinion for the court.

600 S.W.2d 257 · Cited 155 times

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• Producers Chemical Company v. McKay · 366 S.W.2d 220
• Little Rock Furniture Manufacturing Co. v. Dunn · 148 Tex. 197
• Pearson v. Doherty · 183 S.W.2d 453
• Ford Butane Eq. Co. v. Carpenter · 216 S.W.2d 558
• Employers Reinsurance Corporation v. Holland · 347 S.W.2d 605
• Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America v. Craik · 346 S.W.2d 830
• Meacham v. Loving · 285 S.W.2d 936
• Traywick v. Goodrich · 364 S.W.2d 190
• Barclay v. CC Pitts Sand and Gravel Company · 387 S.W.2d 644

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