State Supreme Court / Tex.

Benge v. Scharbauer

Decided June 17, 1953. W. St. John Garwood wrote the opinion for the court.

259 S.W.2d 166 · Cited 144 times

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Duhig v. Peavy-Moore Lumber Co. · 144 S.W.2d 878
Nye v. Bradford · 193 S.W.2d 165
King v. First National Bank of Wichita Falls · 192 S.W.2d 260
Watkins v. Slaughter · 189 S.W.2d 699
Adams v. Duncan · 215 S.W.2d 599
Richardson v. Hart · 185 S.W.2d 563
State Nat'l Bk. of Corpus Christi v. Morgan · 143 S.W.2d 757
Clark, Admr. v. Gauntt · 161 S.W.2d 270
Fleming v. Ashcroft · 175 S.W.2d 401
Talley v. Howsley · 176 S.W.2d 159

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