State Supreme Court / Tex.

Cecil v. Smith

Decided February 27, 1991. Jack Hightower wrote the opinion for the court.

804 S.W.2d 509 · Cited 437 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.

Litton Industrial Products, Inc. v. Gammage · 668 S.W.2d 319
Aero Energy, Inc. v. Circle C Drilling Co. · 699 S.W.2d 821
University of Texas v. Morris · 352 S.W.2d 947
Cherne Industries, Inc. v. Magallanes · 763 S.W.2d 768
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company v. Deen · 312 S.W.2d 933
Johnson v. Court of Civil Appeals · 350 S.W.2d 330
Park v. Essa Texas Corporation · 311 S.W.2d 228
Johnson v. Fourth Court of Appeals · 700 S.W.2d 916
Brown v. Goldstein · 685 S.W.2d 640
Coulson v. Lake L.B.J. Municipal Utility District · 734 S.W.2d 649

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