State Supreme Court / Tex.

Bird v. W.C.W.

Decided January 5, 1994. Bob Gammage wrote the opinion for the court.

868 S.W.2d 767 · Cited 291 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.

Doe v. Blake · 809 F. Supp. 1020
Greater Houston Transportation Co. v. Phillips · 801 S.W.2d 523
Otis Engineering Corp. v. Clark · 668 S.W.2d 307
Reagan v. Guardian Life Insurance · 140 Tex. 105
Fought v. Solce · 821 S.W.2d 218
El Chico Corp. v. Poole · 732 S.W.2d 306
Boyles v. Kerr · 855 S.W.2d 593
Graff v. Beard · 858 S.W.2d 918
Houston Chronicle Publishing Co. v. Stewart · 668 S.W.2d 727

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