State Supreme Court / Tex.

Cortez Ex Rel. Estate of Puentes v. HCCI-San Antonio, Inc.

Decided March 11, 2005. David M. Medina wrote the opinion for the court.

159 S.W.3d 87 · Cited 122 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.

Shepherd v. Ledford · 962 S.W.2d 28
Goode v. Shoukfeh · 943 S.W.2d 441
Compton v. Henrie · 364 S.W.2d 179
Hallett v. Houston Northwest Medical Center · 689 S.W.2d 888
Wolfe v. State · 178 S.W.2d 274
Cortez Ex Rel. Estate of Puentes v. HCCI-San Antonio Inc. · 131 S.W.3d 113
Crown Life Insurance Company v. Casteel · 22 S.W.3d 378
Babcock v. Northwest Memorial Hospital · 767 S.W.2d 705
Swap Shop v. Fortune · 365 S.W.2d 151
Excel Corp. v. Apodaca · 81 S.W.3d 817
Malone v. Foster · 977 S.W.2d 562
Mines v. State · 852 S.W.2d 941
Sullemon v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 734 S.W.2d 10
Excel Corp. v. Apodaca · 51 S.W.3d 686
Lassiter v. Bouche · 41 S.W.2d 88
State v. Dick · 69 S.W.3d 612

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