City of Houston v. Quinones

Decided February 2, 1944. John H. Sharp wrote the opinion for the court.

177 S.W.2d 259 · Cited 166 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.

• City of Amarillo v. Ware · 40 S.W.2d 57
• City of Trenton v. New Jersey · 262 U.S. 182
• City of Waco v. Branch · 5 S.W.2d 498
• Barrington v. Duncan · 140 Tex. 510
• Sproles Motor Freight Lines, Inc. v. Long · 140 Tex. 494
• City of Dallas v. Smith · 107 S.W.2d 872
• Ostrom v. City of San Antonio · 62 S.W. 909
• City of Tyler v. Ingram · 164 S.W.2d 516
• Texas Milk Products Co. v. Birtcher · 138 Tex. 178
• Scroggins v. City of Harlingen · 112 S.W.2d 1035
• Gartman v. City of McAllen · 107 S.W.2d 879
• City of Panhandle v. Byrd · 106 S.W.2d 660
• Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. Gray · 143 S.W. 606
• Pecos & Northern Texas Railway Co. v. Cox · 143 S.W. 606
• Watkins v. State · 180 S.W. 116
• Scroggins v. City of Harlingen · 114 S.W.2d 853

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