Continental Casualty Co. v. Downs

Decided June 6, 2002. Wallace B. Jefferson wrote the opinion for the court.

81 S.W.3d 803 · Cited 248 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.

• Downs v. Continental Casualty Co. · 32 S.W.3d 260
• Fitzgerald v. Advanced Spine Fixation Systems, Inc. · 996 S.W.2d 864
• Stanford v. Butler · 181 S.W.2d 269
• Gregg v. Delhi-Taylor Oil Corp. · 344 S.W.2d 411
• Helena Chemical Co. v. Wilkins · 47 S.W.3d 486
• Texas Workers' Compensation Commission v. Garcia · 893 S.W.2d 504
• Tarrant Appraisal District v. Moore · 845 S.W.2d 820
• RepublicBank Dallas, N.A. v. Interkal, Inc. · 691 S.W.2d 605
• Smith v. Davis · 426 S.W.2d 827
• Kroger Co. v. Keng · 23 S.W.3d 347
• Monsanto Co. v. Cornerstones Municipal Utility District · 865 S.W.2d 937
• Weiner v. Wasson · 900 S.W.2d 316
• Texas Water Commission v. Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District · 917 S.W.2d 19

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• WORKERS'COMP. COM'N v. Continental Cas. · 83 S.W.3d 901
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