State Supreme Court / Tex.

Brown v. McLennan County Children's Protective Services

Decided January 27, 1982. James P. Wallace wrote the opinion for the court.

627 S.W.2d 390 · Cited 153 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.

Armstrong v. Manzo · 380 U.S. 545
Grannis v. Ordean · 234 U.S. 385
Roller v. Holly · 176 U.S. 398
Meyer v. Nebraska · 262 U.S. 390
Milliken v. Meyer · 311 U.S. 457
Pierce v. Society of Sisters · 268 U.S. 510
Bell v. Burson · 402 U.S. 535
Hovey v. Elliott · 167 U.S. 409
Londoner v. City and County of Denver · 210 U.S. 373
Priest v. Trustees of Town of Las Vegas · 232 U.S. 604
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Galveston, Inc. v. Harper · 337 S.W.2d 111
Windsor v. McVeigh · 93 U.S. 274
Baldwin v. Hale · 68 U.S. 223
Victory v. Hamilton · 91 S.W.2d 697
In the Interest of G. M. · 596 S.W.2d 846
Wiley v. Spratlan · 543 S.W.2d 349
Rogers v. Rogers · 561 S.W.2d 172
Smith v. Smith · 544 S.W.2d 121
Robinson v. Robinson · 487 S.W.2d 713
Deen v. Kirk · 508 S.W.2d 70
Rogers v. Searle · 544 S.W.2d 114
Faglie v. Williams · 569 S.W.2d 557

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