State Court of Appeals / Tex. App.

Celotex Corp. v. Tate

Decided September 27, 1990. Fortunato Pedro Benavides wrote the opinion for the court.

797 S.W.2d 197 · Cited 83 times

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Gaulding v. Celotex Corp. · 772 S.W.2d 66
Hofer v. Lavender · 679 S.W.2d 470
Aero Energy, Inc. v. Circle C Drilling Co. · 699 S.W.2d 821
Moulton v. Alamo Ambulance Service, Inc. · 414 S.W.2d 444
Garza v. Alviar · 395 S.W.2d 821
Pool v. Ford Motor Co. · 715 S.W.2d 629
Castleberry v. Branscum · 721 S.W.2d 270
Richardson v. Green · 677 S.W.2d 497
Dyson v. Olin Corp. · 692 S.W.2d 456
Pennington v. Singleton · 606 S.W.2d 682
Allen v. American National Insurance Company · 380 S.W.2d 604
Speier v. Webster College · 616 S.W.2d 617
Armstrong Rubber Co. v. Urquidez · 570 S.W.2d 374
Wilgus v. Bond · 730 S.W.2d 670
R.I.O. Systems, Inc. v. Union Carbide Corp. · 780 S.W.2d 489
Corpus Christi Bank and Trust v. Roberts · 597 S.W.2d 752
Mudgett v. Paxson MacHine Co. · 709 S.W.2d 755
De Los Angeles Garay v. Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n · 700 S.W.2d 657

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