City of Tyler v. Likes

Decided February 13, 1998. Rose Spector wrote the opinion for the court.

962 S.W.2d 489 · Cited 531 times

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• Johnston v. District of Columbia · 118 U.S. 19
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• Vestal v. Gulf Oil Corp. · 235 S.W.2d 440
• Likes v. City of Tyler · 910 S.W.2d 525
• State v. Hale · 146 S.W.2d 731
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• Brown v. Frontier Theatres, Inc. · 369 S.W.2d 299
• Texas Water Rights Commission v. Wright · 464 S.W.2d 642
• Krishnan v. Sepulveda · 916 S.W.2d 478
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• Pasadena State Bank v. Isaac · 228 S.W.2d 127
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• Bible Baptist Church v. City of Cleburne · 848 S.W.2d 826
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